Date added: | 06/11/2010 |
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Viet Nam has a strong track record of promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, including ratification of the Convention for Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 1982, and passage of the Law on Gender Equality in 2006 and Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control in 2007. A National Strategy and National Targeted Programme for Gender Equality, and National Action Plan for Domestic Violence are being developed to embed the principles established by these laws.
Date added: | 06/11/2010 |
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In response to calls for a stronger and more coherent UN voice on key development challenges in Viet Nam, the One UN Communications Team was established in late 2006. This unique reform initiative brings together a team of communication specialists from UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNV, working together under a single manager. The team follows a common workplan and sits together in the same office to support the UN-wide advocacy and communication agenda, the internal and external communication needs of the One UN Initiative, and the agency specific communication needs of the five participating organizations.
Date added: | 06/15/2010 |
Downloads: | 8260 |
This is a PowerPoint presentation providing the key findings and recommendations from the "Country-led Evaluation" of the One UN Initiative in Viet Nam - as presented at the High-Level Tripartite Conference on Delivering as One: Lessons from Country-led Evaluations and Way Forward in Ha Noi on June 14, 2010.
Date added: | 06/24/2010 |
Downloads: | 14842 |
Pham Xuan Tung talks eagerly and takes notes for his group during a biology lesson on HIV transmission and the virus' replication in blood cells. This new type of highly interactive class is something Tung, a student at Hoang Quoc Viet upper secondary school in Dong Trieu District, Quang Ninh Province, clearly enjoys.
The class is based on a new, integrated reproductive health and HIV prevention curriculum for secondary school students that is being developed and piloted by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), with support from the United Nations and Save the Children in Viet Nam. Many students of Tung's age in Quang Ninh Province, Quang Tri Province and Ho Chi Minh City are receiving the new pilot curriculum.
Date added: | 07/05/2011 |
Downloads: | 16638 |
The 2010 Annual Report for the United Nations in Viet Nam provides an overview of key development results achieved in 2010 with UN support. The report highlights how the UN is contributing to a better life for the people of Viet Nam by helping to address issues such as inequality and inequity, creating decent jobs, enhancing social protection, improving the quality of education and health services, and effectively responding to climate change and natural disasters. The UN is supporting Viet Nam in several ways, from providing global expertise and policy advice to technical assistance and capacity development in key priority areas.
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