At the conference. Photo: vtv.vn First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee Le Quoc Phong said an institutional framework on youth development has been basically formed in Vietnam with State policies concretized into projects, strategies and action plans to provide learning opportunities for youngsters, reduce and exempt tuition for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, vulnerable groups and ethnic minority regions. Many policies have been carried out to help young people find jobs, access start-up loans, and support female workers with vocational training, he added. Over the past few years, the HCYU Central Committee has implemented a number of policies to encourage youngsters to join in socio-economic development, especially those in remote, ethnic minority, border and island areas such as the projects on building new rural areas and start-up youth villages in 2013-2020, he noted. The youth unions and associations at all levels have coordinated with ethnic affairs agencies to give advice to local Party committees and authorities in promulgating specialized policies on youth development in ethnic minority-inhabited areas. Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan said since 2011 the ministry has studied and proposed the building of the revised law on youths and policies to attract young officials and honor ex-young revolutionary contributors. During the conference, delegates pointed out difficulties and shortcomings in the implementation of youth development policies, recommending specialized mechanisms in the field. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam ordered fundamental and drastic changes in youth development in the coming time. He asked… [Read full story]
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Experts from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam and developed countries shared their experience in youth development policies at a conference in Hanoi on March 2.Speaking at the event, Astrid Bant, UNFPA Chief Representative in Vietnam, pointed to the inequality between groups of young people in the country, citing as examples fewer job opportunities and less access to education for young women compared to their male peers and the gap between rural and urban youths.She suggested Vietnam roll out exclusive policies to fill up the gaps and bring equal opportunities to all…... [read more]
The VNM9P04 project has a total budget of US$5.3 million for 2017-2021, including US$5.1 million funded by the UNFPA. It will provide assistance for the Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam and relevant agencies to build and implement policies for youths to ensure their comprehensive development.This coordination is part of the joint plan between the Vietnamese Government and the UN in Vietnam for 2017-2020.The project focuses on helping the Vietnamese Government build the revised law on youths and policies and programmes relating to youth development in addition to updating, analysing and using national data system on youngsters to build appropriate…... [read more]
A new sports complex in Lusaka, Zambia, which is a pilot project of the IOC's Sports for Hope Programme, will be inaugurated on May 11, 2010 in the presence of IOC President Jacques Rogge and the President of the Republic of Zambia, Rupiah Banda. The centre will promote sports development in the region, as well as offering a wide range of educational programmes, health services and community activities. Partners with a joint visionThe Olympic Youth Development Centre has been set up as a multi-purpose complex, including outdoor facilities for athletics, football, basketball, tennis, handball, volleyball and hockey, an indoor sports venue,…... [read more]
HCMC to publicize development policies, zoning plansVan Nam HCMC - HCMC will publicize its development policies, administrative procedures and zoning plans for sectors and land use from now until 2020 as a measure to further improve the investment environment. According to a draft action plan to implement a resolution of the 12th National Party Congress presented at a meeting of the HCMC Party Committee on June 22, the city will adopt 11 key measures to turn the city into a major center in ASEAN in the economic, financial, trade and technology fields in the coming years. HCMC will give priority…... [read more]
Youth at the forefront of building new rural areas Youth development strategy until 2020 unveiledThe US$1.04 million project will be implemented across the country from 2012 to 2016 with US$900,000 in non-refundable aid from UNFPA. It aims to address reproductive and sexual health care, HIV prevention and domestic violence. The immediate beneficiaries are youth and teenagers, especially those most vulnerable such as migrants and orphans, as well as those living in disadvantaged and mountainous areas. According to a survey on population and housing in 2009, youth aged 10-30 account for 40 percent of Vietnam’s total population and play an increasingly…... [read more]
