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29 June 2015
Statement
Speech by Ms. Ritsu Nacken, UNFPA Representative a.i. in Viet Nam
Mr. Nguyen Duy Thang, Vice Minister of Home Affairs; Representatives from relevant Ministries and Organizations; International development partners and NGOs; UN colleagues and…
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19 June 2015
News
Policy dialogue on Population and Sustainable development in Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh city, 17 June 2015 - “There is no need for Viet Nam to continue with the policy on fertility reduction or population control. It is now the time for Viet Nam to shift…
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17 June 2015
Statement
Speech by Ms. Ritsu Nacken, UNFPA Representative a.i. in Viet Nam
Your Excellency Dr. Le Ba Trinh, Vice President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front; Distinguished officials of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, provincial Viet Nam Fatherland…
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10 June 2015
Press Release
World Population Day 2015 - Increase vulnerable population's access to quality reproductive and family planning services in natural disaster
Ha Noi, 10 July 2015 – As the world prepares to observe World Population Day on July 11th, UNFPA calls for the international community to double efforts to protect the health and…
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25 May 2015
News
Secretary-General and Viet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister inaugurate new eco-friendly One UN building in Ha Noi
22 May 2015 Ha Noi – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Viet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh were welcomed by dancing dragons and beating drums as they…
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23 May 2015
News
Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
United Nations, New York, 23 May 2015 Significant gains have been made in improving sexual and reproductive health and advancing reproductive rights since the 1994 Cairo…
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21 May 2015
News
The U.N. at 70: Time to Prioritise Human Rights for All, for Current and Future Generations
UNITED NATIONS, May 20 2015 (IPS) - Seventy years ago, with the founding of the United Nations, all nations reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and…
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15 May 2015
News
For Vietnamese, abortion is a harder choice than it should be
Thanh Nien News, 15 May 2015 - Vietnam is having the highest abortion rate in Southeast Asia – 18 cases per 100 live births, according to figures in 2012. This is also among the…
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13 May 2015
Statement
Speech by Ms. Ritsu Nacken, UNFPA Representative a.i. in Viet Nam
Mr. Nguyen Manh Dung, Secretary of Youth Union Mr. Vu Thanh Liem, Director of Central Center for Adolescents and Youth Representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of…
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