PM: people – centre of sustainable development
13/9/19
People should be placed in the centre of sustainable development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a national conference in Hanoi on September 12
He said sustainable development is both an urgent need and an inevitable trend of social development.
During 30 years of reform, Vietnam has synchronously implemented various solutions to promote sustainable development, the leader said, highlighting the country’s major achievements such as macro-economic stability, high economic growth and improved growth quality, along with attainments in Human Development Index (HDI), poverty reduction and education.
However, the PM said, these achievements have yet to match the country’s potential and advantages.
The leader pointed out other problems like the inefficient exploitation and use of natural resources, environmental pollution and ecological imbalance in many areas.
Given this, he stressed the need to focus policies and resources on sustainable development, and asked ministries, agencies and localities to integrate the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into the 2021-2030 socio-economic development strategy, with specific plans and tasks.
PM Phuc called for efforts to speed up the restructuring and improvement of economic institutions, towards the more efficient use of natural resources, energy saving, advanced economic competitiveness, climate change adaptation and poverty reduction.
National strategies on green growth, climate change adaptation, sustainable poverty reduction, circulated and sharing economy should be implemented synchronously, he said.
Besides, more investments are needed to raise the quality of human resources, especially for poor people and remote areas, he said.
Other tasks set by the PM in the conference include improving the performance of all economic sectors, especially the State one, speeding up e-Government building towards the digital Government, society and economy, perfecting the legal framework and business environment, and putting forth incentives to encourage innovations.
He asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to issue a resolution on sustainable development based on outcomes of the conference./.
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After more than 30 years of reform, Vietnam has reaped the benefits in higher economic growth and an improved standard of living
Vietnam has pledged to include sustainable development goals in all its socio-economic strategies and plans.
The Vietnamese government has made a strong commitment and the whole political system has worked to increase health insurance coverage. People are cared for by health insurance when they are sick
People are the most important factor in sustainable development
Vietnam has made progress in gender equality.
Public access to information and law has improved, particularly for poor, disabled, and ethnic people.
Vietnam is determined to fulfill its Action Plan, which combines sustainable economic growth targets with social advancement and equality, environmental protection, and effective use and management of natural resources
In Vietnam, all people can develop their potential, participate in social progress, and share equally in achievements.
Vietnam has set sustainable development as one of the fundamental elements of economic growth model reform and a primary goal of the national economy.
sustainable development is development for today and for the long-term future; today’s development should not sacrifice future well-being.
social sustainability is a guarantee of a harmonized social life with an equality of social strata and genders and wealth disparity that creates not too wide a gap between different social strata or regions.
the Vietnamese Party and Government promptly realized the importance of sustainable development.
Education has developed. State budget spending for education and training accounts for 20% of total state budget spending
The State should focus on refining the social welfare and security system and making sure that every citizen is able to enjoy the fruits of growth and no one is left behind
I’m confident that our poverty alleviation program will be successful and sustainable.
This is the most important breakthrough for fostering national strength and effectively serving sustainable development strategy, and will have a decisive impact on economic development, social stability, and environmental protection.
human resources development will be coordinated with the development and application of scientific and technological advances
This factor will help turn the potential of human intelligence into outcomes of scientific and technological application and innovation—the momentum for rapid and sustainable development.
Vietnam started implementing the Strategy for Socio-economic Development not long ago, it has achieved encouraging results, paving the way for the next steps
Sustainable development is inevitable and the most noble goal of the development process and People should be placed in the centre of sustainable development
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