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Voice of Vietnam, Hung Yen Television, Vinh Long Province online, Binh Duong online newspaper, Hau Giang Online, Da Nang online Newspaper and Ho Chi Minh Television reported 7-12 April on UNFPA’s efforts to assist the Vietnamese Government’s population census. Several outlets included interviews with UNFPA officials, including Tran Thi Van, UNFPA Representative Bruce Campbell, UNFPA Assistant Representative, and UNFPA Population and Development specialist Le Thi Phuong Mai, who spoke about the process of preparing the census, as well as findings from the recent UN Joint Monitoring Tour of several provinces. Read: Da Nang, THVL, Binh Duong, Hau Giang Online
Multiple outlets reported 30 March-3 April that staff from UNIFEM, UNICEF and UNFPA, along with UN Volunteers, were set to join monitoring activities in 21 provinces and cities during the census, which is being supported financially by UNFPA. UNFPA representative Bruce Campbell said that this year’s census will provide major information and data which can help UNFPA better assist Viet Nam in designing and implementing development programmes. Read: Saigon Daily, VietNamNet, Thanh Nien News and in Vietnamese: CAND Online, DIAC Online, Ho Chi Minh City Laws, Vietnam Economic News and VnExpress
Vietnam TV, Hanoi TV, Vietnam News agency TV and VITV broadcasted on 1 April, an interview with UNFPA Representative Bruce Campbell. In the interview, Campbell highlighted the importance of the 2009 Census and explained the role of UNFPA in all the process.
Voice Of Vietnam (VOV) published on March 24 an interview with Bruce Campbell, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam. The interview was also aired on March 25 in Radio VOV 1 and VOV 2. Campbell highlighted the importance of 2009 Census to evaluate the implementation of policies and programmes relating to population and development in the period 2000-2010. He noted that the census will help to monitor the ongoing implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. This is the first time that UN agencies in Viet Nam have jointly participated in a census monitoring.
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