Ha Long city, Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam, October 2011— According to the 2009 Population and Housing Census, young people aged between 10 to 24 years account for nearly 30 percent of the population. Young people in Viet Nam are the most mobile group, as many leave home for further studies, while others migrate seasonally or permanently for better job opportunities. Sexual and reproductive health norms and behavior are changing rapidly among young people in Viet Nam. One-third of young people still face barriers when trying to access reproductive health information or services they require and deserve.

The main purpose of this ‘Glossary of Terms' is to promote a better understanding of the meaning of these terms among development professionals, and assist in overcoming difficulties in interpretation of language and its meaning. This Glossary is intended as a reference document for programmme/project managers, monitoring and evaluation specialists, trainers and academic staff.

The United Nations has a long history as a key partner in Viet Nam’s development, supporting the country’s progress and helping to build the nation. Over the years we have developed strong relationships with the Vietnamese people, overnment, mass organizations and civil society, and have worked hand-in-hand with them to improve the lives of all Vietnamese.

This publication highlights some of the UN’s recent contributions that have played a part in Viet Nam attaining a comparatively high level of human development and becoming a middle-income country. It also illustrates how the role of the UN in Viet Nam is evolving as the country continues to grow and develop. Already challenges are emerging that threaten Viet Nam’s success story: rising inflation, climate change and growing inequalities in society are just some of the big headwinds that Viet Nam faces in its drive to become a modern, industrialized country by 2020.

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The ‘One UN Initiative’ brings together the expertise, experience and capacities of the UN agencies in Viet Nam to provide more coordinated and effective assistance. Through greater harmonization of its work and alignment with Viet Nam’s development priorities, the UN is achieving more coherence, better results and greater impact – for the benefit of all people in Viet Nam.

As Viet Nam continues to experience rapid social, economic and demographic change, the UN in Viet Nam aims to support the country to ensure balanced, equitable and sustainable development so that no-one is left behind. As Viet Nam changes, the UN must also evolve with it. The UN needs to provide relevant support to the Government and people of Viet Nam to address the challenges ahead and continue to progress towards higher levels of human development. To that effect, the UN is continuing to shift to a greater focus on upstream policy advice to the Government, is speaking with One Voice on key policy issues, and is strengthening its focus on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.

This document, the Social and Economic Development Policies PCG Results Matrix for 2010, is one of the eight PCG Results Matrices on which the 2010 Annual Report for the UN in Viet Nam is based.

A full list of all the matrices is provided below:

1. PCG Health Results Matrix 2010
2. PCG Education Results Matrix 2010
3. PCG Sustainable Development Results Matrix 2010
4. PCG Governance Results Matrix 2010
5. PCG Natural Disasters and Emergencies Results Matrix 2010
6. PCG HIV Results Matrix 2010
7.  PCG Gender Results Matrix 2010
8.  PCG Social and Economic Development Policies Results Matrix 2010