UN Population Fund helps Vietnam with youth development
A project sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to support Vietnam in developing and monitoring the implementation of policies on youth development was launched in Hanoi on December 21.
Hanoi (VNA) – A project sponsoredby the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to support Vietnam in developingand monitoring the implementation of policies on youth development was launchedin Hanoi on December 21. The VNM9P04 project has a total budget of 5.3million USD for 2017-2021, including 5.1 million USD funded by the UNFPA. It willprovide assistance for the Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam and relevantagencies to build and implement policies for youths to ensure theircomprehensive development. This coordination is part of the joint planbetween the Vietnamese Government and the UN in Vietnam for 2017-2020.
The project focuses on helping the VietnameseGovernment build the revised law on youths and policies and programmes relatingto youth development in addition to updating, analysing and using national datasystem on youngsters to build appropriate policies and plans.
༺ It looks to involve youngsters in building andsupervising the implementation of legal regulations, policies and programmes onyouths, and developing a comprehensive sexual education programme foradolescents and youngsters.
The project is expected to help the Governmentaddress challenges in youth development and national sustainable growth.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, DeputyMinister of Home Affairs Nguyen Trong Thua affirmed that the Vietnamese Governmenthas paid attention to the development of young people.
Over the years, the country has promulgated severalpolicies and programmes to support youth development, he said, adding that inthe national youth development strategy in 2011-2020, Vietnam will concentrateon providing vocational training and job generation, culture, health care andsocial skills for youngsters to create high-quality young human resourcesmeeting the country’s targets of industrialisation, modernisation andinternational integration.
🦩 Astrid Bant, Chief Representative of the UNFPAin Vietnam, said young population is a big advantage of Vietnam.
The country should make use of the “goldenpopulation” structure to develop youngsters as a leading factor to boost localdevelopment, she suggested.-VNA
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At the launching ceremony (Photo VNA) 
