Viet Nam News HCM CITY- The partnership between Government, enterprises and civil society is vital to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Việt Nam, experts have said The SDGs were adopted by 193 countries a year ago with qualitative objectives across the social, economic and environmental dimensions to be achieved by 2030. They are 17 goals with 169 targets and 231 indicators, Jasmine Jaruphand, the Asia Pacific Regional Lead for the Sustainable Development Goals Action Campaign, said. "It is the time to build new partnerships and alliances to make sure the SDGs are a reality for everyone, everywhere by 2030," she told a workshop held in HCM City yesterday (September 20). "The UN will play a key role in co-ordinating new partnerships for action with governments and the private and public sectors." The campaign's methodology includes building public awareness and partnerships, developing creative and innovative communication tools and fostering citizens' … [Read more...] about Govt-civil society-business nexus key to hitting UN development goals: experts
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Hà Nội seminar to discuss contemporary society
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - A seminar conducted by artist Nguyễn Ban Ga and researcher Trần Quang Đức will be held on Sunday. This is part of a series being organised by Nhà Sàn Collective to raise awareness about contemporary Việt Nam and to promote dialogue and collaboration among different fields and communities. Ga will present his Imagining Territories project, which he has been carrying out since early 2015. He has travelled to many places, such as from the northern border areas in Quảng Ninh Province to Lý Sơn Island in the central Quảng Ngãi Province. He has traced vestiges of artefacts and locations associated with Việt Nam's proud national defence tradition. The project is a journey of reflection during which the artist investigates various aspects of political frameworks that have shaped each and every Vietnamese. Ga, a graduate at the Việt Nam Academy of Fine Arts, lives and works in Hà Nội. He is one of the founders of Hanoi Link, a collective of young video artists. He … [Read more...] about Hà Nội seminar to discuss contemporary society
Integrating young people with disabilities into Vietnamese society
Hello and welcome to the Sunday show, our biggest feature of the week on Voice of Vietnam Radio showcasing Vietnam’s traditional culture, hospitable people, beautiful landscapes and more. I’m…… I’ll be hosting the show today, and I hope you enjoy it. Most young people and children with disabilities in Vietnam come from vulnerable households. Their families are poor. And having a child with a disability has put even more pressure on their families. In today’s show, we take a closer look at efforts to integrate young people with disabilities into the Vietnamese society. Lunchtime in Hanoi. A group of teenagers are munching away happily on their rice. They’re sitting at a long table underneath a wooden roof in the middle of a large courtyard, surrounded by lush plants and flowers. At first sight, this could be a regular school break. But then you notice the wheelchairs and crutches, and that someare chattering away whilst others are totally … [Read more...] about Integrating young people with disabilities into Vietnamese society
Fisheries society asks China to release Vietnamese fishermen
The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VFS) on July 7 issued a statement asking China to release a Vietnamese fishing boat and six fishermen on board that it seized four days ago. VFS voiced its protest against the Chinese side’s seizure, which is the first of its kind since China illegally positioned its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone in early May. China must stop harassing, obstructing, robbing and illegally arresting Vietnamese fishermen right away, VFS said. At the same time, it must offer due compensation to the victims, the society added. At the beginning of May 2014, China illegally dispatched the rig as well as a large fleet of armed vessels, military ships and aircraft to Vietnam’s waters and positioned the rig at 15 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds north latitude and 111 degrees 12 minutes 06 seconds east longitude. The location is 80 miles deep into Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive … [Read more...] about Fisheries society asks China to release Vietnamese fishermen
More societies hit out against China’s illegal act in East Sea
The Vietnam Union of Geological Sciences (VUGS) and the Vietnam Cinematography Association (VCA) have strongly condemned China for the country’s illegal act of placing its Haiyang-Shiyou 981 oil rig in Vietnam’s waters. In a statement issued on June 12, VUGS claimed that China’s move seriously violates Vietnam’s sovereign right and jurisdiction in the East Sea and international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), of which both countries are members. This also runs counter to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) signed between China and ASEAN member nations in 2002 and agreements reached between the two states, and negatively impacts on their traditional friendship and cooperation, thus raising tensions and threatening peace, stability and navigation freedom in the East Sea, the statement stressed. VUGS affirmed the geological survey and resources exploitation activities performed by … [Read more...] about More societies hit out against China’s illegal act in East Sea