Vietnam
Asia
Capital Hanoi
Population 86.9 Million
Life Expectancy 71.58
Access to clean water 62 %
Adult Literacy 90.3 %
Under five mortality 22.88 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $2,800
Reducing poverty among Vietnam’s craft producers
Vietnam has a long tradition of handmade crafts, but the rural families that produce them are among the country’s poorest. The MDG-F is assisting Vietnamese craft businesses to become more competitive, and boosting incomes for rural craft producers.
Our Joint Programmes
Integrated Nutrition and Food Security Strategies for Children and Vulnerable Groups in Viet NamMembers of Viet Nam’s One UN Country Team are working with the Government of Vietnam to address the present high prevalence of malnutrition among under-five children and to prevent future malnutrition. The JP is focused on improving food security by increased production and consumption of safe quality food and targeted supplementation.
Viet Nam Joint Programme on Gender EqualityThe following twelve UN agencies and programmes: FAO, ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNIFEM, UNODC and WHO; in partnership with the Government of Vietnam, will provide strategic, coordinated and multi-sectoral technical assistance to build the capacity of national and provincial duty bearers so that they can better implement the Law on Gender Equality and Law on Domestic Violence from 2007-2010.
Green Production and Trade to Increase Income and Employment Opportunities for the Rural PoorThe programme aims to increase incomes and employment opportunities for crafts raw materials growers/collectors and for grassroots handicrafts, home products and furniture producers, targeting about 4,000 poor farming and crafts producing households in the four northern provinces of Vietnam.
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New study shows high prevalence of domestic violence in Viet Nam
One in three, or 34 percent, of ever-married women report that they have suffered physical or sexual violence from their husbands at some time in their lives, according to the National Study on Domestic Violence Against Women in Viet Nam, launched today by the Government of Viet Nam and the United Nations.
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Reducing poverty among Vietnam’s craft producers
Vietnam has a long tradition of handmade crafts, but the rural families that produce them are among the country’s poorest. The MDG-F is assisting Vietnamese craft businesses to become more competitive, and boosting incomes for rural craft producers.