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Vietnam focuses on sustainable poverty reduction
Vietnam focuses on sustainable poverty reduction
7/2/17
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| The Vietnamese Government has paid special heed to reducing poverty in an inclusive and sustainable manner |
The
country has completed the Millennium Development Goal in poverty
reduction earlier than schedule, with human development index improved
considerably, she said.
Addressing the on-going 55th
session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) under the UN
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York, the diplomat noted
that Vietnam has restructured the economy and modernised agriculture and
rural areas in order to improve people’s living conditions and their
access to education, health care service, housing, clean water, jobs,
and social services, with priority given to disadvantaged groups.
She also underscored the importance of
public-private partnership and international cooperation in mobilising
resources for poverty eradication, calling on partners to continue
supporting Vietnam to reinforce what it has gained and enhance the
capacity to build resilience against economic shocks, natural disasters
and climate change.
Speaking on behalf of the ASEAN, Nga
reiterated the association’s efforts to eradicate poverty and raise the
living standards in the region, while stressing that all poverty
reduction strategies should be built on the basis of specific demand,
priorities and conditions of each country and the region.
ASEAN calls for strengthened global
partnership that would include the fulfilment of official development
assistance commitments, enhanced capacity-building and technology
transfer, and the creation of favourable conditions for developing
countries in the formulation and implementation of poverty eradication
strategies, she said.
Themed “Strategies for eradicating
poverty to achieve sustainable development for all,” the event has drawn
special attention of the international community with the attendance of
senior officials of many countries as well as representatives of UN
agencies and prestigious non-governmental organisations.
According to the UN Secretary-General,
about 767 million people, or 10.7% of the world’s population, are living
under the poverty line with only US$1.9 a day, 300 million of whom are
from developed countries. In the US, poor people make up 14.5% of its
population.
Participants reached a high consensus on
comprehensive and multidimensional approach to the building and
implementation of poverty reduction strategies to optimise social
resources and adjust policies to suit specific conditions of each
country.
They also shared their practical
experience and effective policies as well as approach to specific groups
such as women, the youth, the disabled and poor people in rural and
remote areas.
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All comments [ 10 ]
Vietnam aims to reduce the rate of poor households by 1-1.5% each year.
Investment will be poured into socio-economic infrastructure in poor areas
Vietnam has restructured the economy and modernised agriculture and rural areas in order to improve people’s lives
There are still a lot of poor people in Vietnam
Poverty reduction programmes have had positive impacts on the living standards of ethnic minorities
the government’s social policies upgraded the socio-economic infrastructure in rural, mountainous and ethnic minority areas, gradually improving the lives of poor people.
The poverty rate among poor households fell from 35 percent in 2011 to 16.8 percent by the end of 2015.
The Government adjusted its support for ethnic minority and mountainous areas, shifting its focus from families to communities and paying more attention to creating livelihoods so as to reduce reliance on aid,
Vietnam is on right way in reducing poverty
all poverty reduction strategies should be built on the basis of specific demand, priorities and conditions of each country
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