Press Releases

23 April 2013 - Press Release

Village health workers including village-based ethnic minority midwives: a human resource solution for strengthening primary health care, including reproductive health, maternal and child health

HA NOI, 23 April 2013 – This new Circular 07 shows a strong commitment of the Government of Viet Nam in accelerating progress towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and saving more women's and children's lives, emphasized the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the United Nations in Viet Nam at the workshop organized today in Ha Noi to launch the MOH's Circular 07 dated 8 March 2013 on requirements, functions and responsibilities of village health workers including village-based ethnic minority midwives. more

27 March 2013 - Press Release

Addressing emerging challenges of fertility decline: Key to maintaining the country's sustainable development

Ha Noi, 27 March 2013 - During the past 50 years, many East Asian countries have witnessed a remarkable decline in Total Fertility Rates (TFR) from a high level of 5 or more children per woman in the period 1965-1970 to below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman in the period 2005-2010. The countries where fertility declined need to foresee the consequences and start preparing for policy response to address the challenges of fertility decline. These key findings were presented today in Ha Noi at the workshop on “Sharing International Experience in Fertility Decline", co-organized by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Viet Nam.  more
28 February 2013 - Press Release

International Women's Day 2013

HA NOI, 28 February 2013 - The United Nations (UN) in Viet Nam and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) organized today in Ha Noi a policy dialogue on gender equality to commemorate the 2013 International Women’s Day. more
17 December 2012 - Press Release

New UN studies say that men and boys' involvement is key to ending gender discrimination and violence against women and girls in Viet Nam

HA NOI, 17 December 2012 – Promoting gender equality and ending violence against women and girls require a concerted effort to actively engage men and boys as partners and agents for change, according to a workshop organized today in Ha Noi by the United Nations in Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Viet Nam Farmers' Union. more
12 December 2012 - Press Release

The first national workshop on sexual and reproductive health

Ha Noi, 12 December 2012 - At the first national conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health organized today in Ha Noi, the Ministry of Health (MOH), The Ha Noi School of Public Health (HSPH) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Viet Nam emphasized that it is critical to strengthen the use of research-based evidence for development of health policies and programmes, especially in the area of sexual and reproductive health area.  more
15 November 2012 - Press Release

Additional Investments in Family Planning Would Save Developing Countries More Than $11 Billion a Year

HA NOI, 15 November 2012 – Making voluntary family planning available to everyone in developing countries would reduce costs for maternal and newborn health care by $11.3 billion annually, according to The State of World Population 2012, published today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. more
28 September 2012 - Press Release

Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: Looking at both challenges and opportunities is the best recipe for success as the population in Viet Nam rapidly grows older

Ha Noi, 28 September 2012 – Population ageing is one of the most significant trends of the 21st century. It presents social, economic and cultural challenges but also great opportunities to individuals, families, societies and the global community. With one in ten persons in the world aged 60 years or over, projected to increase to one in five by 2050, population ageing is a phenomenon that can no longer be ignored. These findings were presented today in Ha Noi at the national workshop on “Older persons in Viet Nam: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward”, co-organized by the Viet Nam Committee on Ageing (VNCA), Viet Nam Association for the Elderly (VAE), the Women's Union (WU), Center for Ageing Support and Community Development (CASCD) with technical support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and HelpAge International (HAI) in Viet Nam. more
29 August 2012 - Press Release

New collaboration on Prevention of Domestic Violence, Addressing Imbalanced Sex Ratio at Birth and Promotion of Care for the Elderly in Hai Duong and Ben Tre Provinces

HA NOI, 29 August 2012 – Two new projects on Prevention of Domestic Violence, Addressing Imbalanced Sex Ratio at Birth and Promotion of Care for the Elderly was signed on 27 and 29 August 2012 in Hai Duong and Ben Tre provinces. Attending these ceremonies were representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism (MOCST), Provincial Peoples' Committee (PPC),  Department of Health (DoH), Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) and Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DOCST) of Hai Duong and Ben Tre provinces and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Viet Nam. more
24 August 2012 - Press Release

Strengthening the Government's capacity in developing a national response to domestic violence

Ha Noi, 24 August 2012 – A new project on providing capacity support for the government officials at national and sub-national levels in the development and implementation of a national response to domestic violence is being signed today at an official ceremony in Ha Noi attended by representatives of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST), other line ministries, representatives from provinces, social organizations and the United Nations agencies in Viet Nam. more

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Latest publications

  • Ethnic groups in Viet Nam
    The booklet analyses various indicators including age profiles, sex and marriage patterns; total fertility and mortality rates; levels of educational attainment and technical training, each by ethnicity withdrawing from publications generated from the 2009 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census, including the Completed Results, Major Findings1 and a series of the 2009 census monographs. Other indicators have been aggregated and calculated from the original data.

  • Youth Law and the Vietnamese Youth Development Strategy 2011-2020
    The Youth Law was promulgated by the National Assembly in 2005 and taken effect from 1st July 2006. This booklet was published by the Ministry of Home Affairs in coordination with other line agencies and UNFPA to introduce the Youth Law and the Vietnamese Youth Development Strategy 2011-2020.

  • People with Disabilities in Viet Nam
    This booklet aims to provide a brief socio-economic profile of disability in Viet Nam based on the 15 per cent sample of the 2009 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census data. The specific objectives of this booklet are to (1) Provide a general picture of disability prevalence in Viet Nam; (2) Highlight the main demographic and socio-economic characteristics of PWD in comparison to that of persons without disabilities; (3) Provide disability-related policy implications.