(VOVworld) – From January 1, 2016, Vietnam will officially implement a new policy on multidimensional poverty reduction. Ministries and sectors have been preparing for effective implementation of the policy. The traditional measures of poverty are based on cash income perspective and spending for basic needs. On September 15, 2015, the Prime Minister signed a master plan to shift from a one-dimensional poverty approach to a multidimensional poverty approach in the 2016-2020 period. Vietnam’s poverty standard will combine several factors like income and access to basic social services. Ministries and sectors have collaborated and prepared human resources to effectively implement the policy. Systematic implementation at the central level Functional agencies have been asked to report to the Prime Minister on the categorization of people according to the multidimensional poverty standards nationwide and in each locality in the 4th quarter of the year and to develop a national … [Read more...] about Effectively implementing multidimensional poverty reduction policy
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung: poverty reduction promoted for sustainable development
(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Deputy Vu Van Ninh have chaired an online national discussion to review poverty reduction and draft plan for this year. The Prime Minister asked ministries to promote sustainable poverty reduction with more involvement of the poor, more beneficiary access, and raising public trust in the political system. He said the Party and State always care for the poor in all circumstances: “The world considers social welfare, social advancement and equality as core values of the humankind. Poverty reduction has been a target in Vietnam’s national development and sustainable growth. The government has asked ministries and provinces to consider poverty reduction a key political task and a criterion to measure local government’s success in their mission.” Vietnam aims to reduce the poverty rate among households to below 5% this year. … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung: poverty reduction promoted for sustainable development
Tien Giang to step up sustainable poverty reduction
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Tien Giang (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang will work to reduce its poverty rate from 4.02 percent to 3.69 percent in 2018. According to Deputy Director of the provincial Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Van Lam, Tien Giang will implement a series of measures, such as adding vocational training part in preferential lending schemes to help poor residents secure livelihoods. The province will continue mobilising communal support and raising funds for the poor, while the implementation of social-economic development plans that include sustainable poverty reduction will be under tighter monitoring. Relevant agencies have been assigned to examine the number and conditions of poor households and design poverty eradication schemes suitable to each locality to help the targeted group improve incomes and access basic social services. More investments will be put in developing infrastructure for extremely poor communes in … [Read more...] about Tien Giang to step up sustainable poverty reduction
Irish doctor and poverty reduction efforts for ethnic minority groups in Vietnam
Their love for him and their difficult lives encouraged Dr. Ross to call on the Vietnamese government and foreign non-government organizations to do more to assist these ethnic minority groups and improve their living conditions. VOV would like to bring you excerpts of our talk with Dr. Colman Patrick Ross about Vietnam’s poverty reduction efforts and changes among the ethnic minorities. Over the past 20 years, you have witnessed Vietnam's developments. What do you think of the changes in the living conditions of ethnic minorities in Vietnam and the effectiveness of the Vietnamese government's support policies for remote areas?There have been many changes since my first work in Da lat, Lam Dong to now in the north like in Son La, Lai Chau, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Quang Tri, and in all provinces I had worked. But I think it’s very hard to generalize because ethnic minority’s development is very diverse in Vietnam.It’s a tendency to look at ethnic … [Read more...] about Irish doctor and poverty reduction efforts for ethnic minority groups in Vietnam
Second Northern Mountains Poverty Reduction project yields sweet fruits
This morning, the World Bank, in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), organised CIG festival day and a dialogue with the theme “Women’s role in sustainable poverty reduction.” In the framework of the event, along with the performances of ethnic minority CIGs from the northern mountainous area as well as a discussion on women’s role in sustainable poverty reduction, the representative of the organisation board lauded the numerous achievements NMPRP-2 posted during the past seven years. Notably, the project helped to repair and build 3,500 rural road sections, completed the construction of 3,000 crucial infrastructure units, including bridges, drains, clean water projects as well as markets, benefiting 500,000 households. Besides, approximately 12,000 CIGs were established with the participation of 150,000 households. According to the latest survey, 60 per cent of these CIGs have maintained co-operation in agricultural activities … [Read more...] about Second Northern Mountains Poverty Reduction project yields sweet fruits