 Photo by Doan Bao Chau Ha Noi, 1 August, 2008 -- The Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today a USD 3.5 million initiative to strengthen research and policy development capacity within VASS, and develop a National Human Development Report for Viet Nam. The Government of Spain will also provide support for this initiative, which will create opportunities for researchers from Viet Nam to work collaboratively with international human development and policy experts.
Professor Do Hoai Nam, President of VASS, emphasized at the Signing Ceremony that “This project will make a significant contribution to strengthening the research, training and policy advocacy capacities of VASS so that it can fulfill its responsibilities more productively.”
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30 July 2008 – In a bid to have the United Nations lead by example, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today unveiled “Cool UN,” a three-pronged initiative which seeks to limit the use of air conditioning, slash greenhouse gas emissions and save money.
The new programme – which will begin this Friday – will raise the thermostats at the Secretariat building in New York by five degrees from 72 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit in most parts of the landmark building, and will shut down the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems over the weekend.
“We have
succeeded in moving climate change to the top of the international
agenda for action, and this means that the UN must take action itself,”
said Mr. Ban.
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HA NOI, 21 July, 2008 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today a USD 5.05 million initiative to empower talented women employed in Viet Nam’s public sector to take on leadership roles in various fields. The initiative will also create opportunities for women to undertake advanced study and research at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Dao Viet Trung emphasized at the signing ceremony that in the history of Vietnamese people, many women have played very important roles in protecting and building the country. In the current era, the Party and the Government pay particular consideration to the advancement of women.
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Ha Noi, 26 June 2008 – Rapid social and economic development is significantly affecting family roles and responsibilities in Viet Nam, bringing new challenges and opportunities, according to the results of the first-ever national representative survey on the family released today in Ha Noi. Based on interviews with adults, adolescents and elderly people in 9,300 households in all 64 provinces, the research indicates that the head of the modern Vietnamese family can now be the wife, husband or both, indicating growing gender equality within the family. However, divorce is on the rise, mainly due to economic pressures, lifestyle differences and adultery, and domestic violence occurs in about 20 per cent of marriages.
The survey was carried out in 2006 by the former Family Department of
the Commission for Population, Family and Children (VCPFC), now a part
of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST), in collaboration with the General Statistics Office (GSO),
the Australia Institute of Family Research, and the Institute for
Family and Gender Studies, with support from UNICEF.
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