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18 June 2021
Press Release
Student start-up innovation for older persons and people with disability in the COVID-19 and new normal context in Vietnam
Hanoi, 18 June 2021: Students from some 2,000 vocational education and training institutions across Vietnam are inspired to showcase their innovation and projects a robust application of science and... Read more
11 June 2021
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UNFPA Vietnam commits to further enhancing its partnership with the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Adolescents and Youth for youth development
UNFPA Representative for Vietnam Ms. Naomi Kitahara confirmed UNFPA’s commitments at her courtesy meeting with Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, the newly elected Chairman of the Committee for Culture, Education... Read more
24 May 2021
Press Release
The Government of Viet Nam, the Government of Australia and United Nations agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women) step up effort to protect women and children from violence
HA NOI, 24 May 2021 – The Government of Viet Nam, Government of Australia, and the United Nations agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women) have committed working together and called for more joint... Read more
5 May 2021
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Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife 5 May 2021 Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the... Read more
26 April 2021
Press Release
The Government of Viet Nam, the Government of Japan and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) join hands to mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable population groups in Viet Nam
HA NOI, 26 April 2021 – Today a new joint project to mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable population groups was launched by the Government of Viet Nam, the Government of Japan and... Read more
12 March 2021
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High-Level Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Scaling up Action to End Son Preference and Gender Biased Sex Selection
Today, around 140 million women are believed to be "missing" around the world – the result of son preference, including gender-biased sex selection, a form of discrimination. Gender discrimination... Read more
28 January 2021
Press Release
Launch of the first-ever Mobile App “S-Health” to provide health care information and services to older persons in Viet Nam
HA NOI, 28 January 2021 – The first-ever Mobile App named “S-Health” to provide free-of-charge health care information and services to older persons, their caregivers and family members was... Read more
14 January 2021
Press Release
UNFPA in Viet Nam provides Personal Protective Equipment to support older persons in COVID-19 context
HA NOI, 14 January 2021 – At the signing ceremony held this morning in Ha Noi, Ms. Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam handed over the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and hygiene... Read more
7 January 2021
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UNFPA in Viet Nam provides medical equipment and supplies to ensure uninterrupted provision of sexual and reproductive health services in Covid-19 context
HA NOI, 7 January 2021 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Viet Nam provides 64 fetus monitors along with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth USD300,000 to assist Viet Nam in... Read more
7 January 2021
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In response to the Viet Nam’s devastating floods, UNFPA renders extended support to central Viet Nam
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency provides additional 6,903 Dignity Kits to support women and girls at risk of violence HA NOI, 7 January 2021 – At the signing ceremony held this... Read more

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