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HelpAge Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
Asia and the Pacific is home to over half the world’s people over 60 years of age. These numbers are expected to rise from over 500 million in 2015... Read more
Ageing Populations - Implications, Challenges and Opportunities
Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 6-8 September 2016 - As more and more countries in Asia and the Pacific face rapidly ageing populations, understanding and... Read more
Speech of Ms Ritsu Nacken, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam at the Consultation Workshop on the draft of the implementation plan 2016-2020 of National Youth Development Strategy
I am honored to be here today on behalf of the UNFPA, and I greatly appreciate the cooperation of the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Home... Read more
World Population Day 2016
HA NOI, 9 July 2016 – On 11 July, as communities everywhere observe World Population Day, Ministry of Health and UNFPA in Viet Nam call for... Read more
Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam
World Population Day is celebrated across the world on 11 July to focus our global attention to some of the most pressing population concerns of our... Read more
Speech of Ms. Ritsu Nacken, UNFPA Deputy Representative in Viet Nam
Young people have been playing an important role in Viet Nam’s growth and they represent an increasingly large proportion of the labour force. The... Read more
Joint mission with the Ministry of Health to Kon Tum province
From 1 to 3/6/2016, UNFPA and the Ministry of Health had a joint mission to Kon Tum province to monitor the activities of maternal health and family... Read more
Sexual health in East Asia: it's a matter of life and death
As a Japanese citizen, I read with great interest the speech US President Barack Obama gave during his recent historic visit to Hiroshima, and one... Read more
Age is nothing but a number: Bridging the gap between the young and the old
Ha Noi, 29 September 2015 - An opening reception of the photo voice exhibition "Timeless" was held this morning in Ha Noi by the United... Read more
Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam
This discussion is very timely in the context that Viet Nam is starting to implement the five year socio-economic development plan, 2016-2020.