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Welcome to “Development Dispatch,” the official newsletter of the UNDP in Viet Nam. Our newsletter showcases the impact that UNDP and our partners are making on the lives of people across Viet Nam.

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From Planning to Action

Five years to act. 2025 is almost here. We are now just five years away from the 2030 targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals and Viet Nam's Socio-Economic Development Strategy.

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Enhancing Mainstreamed Natural Resources Management Efforts in Vietnam's World Biosphere Reserves

MONRE, in collaboration with the UNDP, holds the Project Closing Workshop for the project titled "Mainstreaming Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity Conservation Objectives into Socio-Economic Development Planning and Management of Biosphere Reserves in Vietnam" (BR Project).

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A New Roof of Hope

It was a quiet May afternoon in Phuoc Thanh, a small commune in Binh Dinh Province, Viet Nam. Thuong, the commune’s cultural officer, took me on the back of her scooter across the vast rice fields.

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Innovating for Transparency: How Digital Solutions Are Reducing Corruption Risk in Viet Nam’s Health System

Digital transformation is changing healthcare around the world, making systems more efficient, transparent, and trustworthy. New technologies help reduce mistakes and prevent corruption by supporting data accuracy and minimising the risk of negative human interference in processes.

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UNDP looks forward to addressing most pressing challenges with Việt Nam in new development phase

Ramla Khalidi, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Việt Nam, speaks to Việt Nam News on the UNDP’s role in supporting Việt Nam's vision for "the era of the nation's rise".

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Viet Nam Economic Pulse

Launched in 2021 by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and UNDP, the Viet Nam Economic Pulse Forum is an annual event designed to create a new, informal platform for discussions on Viet Nam's economic situation and development policy.

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What we do

UNDP has been working closely with the Government of Viet Nam and other partners to expand the choices for people and ensure that everyone has equal access to opportunities to realize their full potential.

Our current Country Programme Document (2022-2026)(link is external) is directly aligned to Viet Nam’s priorities set out in the Socio - Economic Development Strategy, supporting the Government to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The programme is guided by the UNDP Strategic Plan and enhanced by the three enablers: Strategic innovation, Digitalization, and Development financing.

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The Viet Nam Multi-Sector Assessment (VMSA) Report for Typhoon Yagi Recovery

On September 7, 2024, Typhoon Yagi made landfall in northern Viet Nam, impacting over 3.6 million people across 26 provinces, leaving communities grappling with immense losses. To assess the full extent of the impact of the typhoon and propose appropriate recommendations for sustainable recovery across all affected sectors, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), through the Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA), has taken the lead in coordinating with other ministries, agencies, United Nations agencies, the European Union, JICA, ADB, and other development partners to conduct a Multi-Sectoral Assessment for Recovery from Typhoon Yagi (VMSA). Initiated in late October 2024 and completed in December 2024, the conduct of the VMSA was participated in by officers of line ministries, local governments, and experts from UN agencies and development partners under the supervision of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and with technical support from UNDP. The assessment covered the provinces and cities representing coastal, midland, and mountainous regions, including Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Phu Tho.

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Future in the making - Integrating youth perspectives in Viet Nam's Just Energy Transition

The Future in the Making: Integrating Youth Perspectives in Viet Nam's Just Energy Transition report, developed by the Youth4Climate Policy Working Group (YPWG) Energy Transition Team, with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the United Nations Development Programme in Viet Nam, is a significant step toward youth empowerment and highlights the direct involvement of young people in the energy transition process. Driven by their awareness of the negative impacts of climate change, over half of the young people surveyed expressed interest in shaping the just energy transition. Youth can become a powerful force for systemic and comprehensive change when supported by the right policies and platforms. Through dialogues and training on energy, young people have demonstrated that when the quality of education is improved and youth participation is promoted, young people can become leaders and pioneers in the energy transition.

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Our impact

300K

vulnerable people

benefited from resilient housing and coastal livelihood improvement

15

million people

to benefit from the new higher Multidimensional Poverty line co-developed by UNDP-MOLISA

27

million people

received the Government's social protection packages, as a result of UNDP's support on digital transformation and COVID-19 impact assessments.

320K

people

accessed legal aid services

450K

people

in mine contaminated areas joined risk education to improve their resilience

200K

citizens

have their governance assessment heard by central and local governments through PAPI survey

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