(VOVworld) – National Assembly chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung co-chaired a discussion on incorporating sustainable development goals in the process of disbursement approval and the role of parliaments in national and global supervision as part of the 4thWorld Conference of Speakers of Parliament in New York. Delegates discussed ways to formulate policies to turn sustainable development goals into national targets and involve more people in this process. National Assembly chairman Hung said Vietnam has completed millennium development goals in poverty reduction and is focusing on sustainable growth. Vietnam has been restructuring its agricultural sector, building new rural areas, and improving the lives of ethnic people and people in mountainous areas. Mr. Hung said: "Parliaments play an important role in budget and resource allocations. Vietnam considers the people the core force and its internal strength the pillar. Vietnam is expanding its international cooperation while … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s sustainable development goals praised
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MDBs and IMF invests USD400 billion to achieve sustainable development goals
(CPV) - The multilateral development banks (MDBs) and IMF signaled plans at the early July to extend more than USD400 billion in financing over the next three years and vowed to work more closely with private and public sector partners to help mobilize the resources needed to meet the historic challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The institutions—the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank Group (referred to as the MDBs), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)—announced their plans in the lead-up to the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, July 13th-16th. The SDGs are ambitious and demand equal ambition in using the "billions" of dollars in current flows of official development assistance (ODA) and all available resources to attract, leverage and mobilize "trillions" in … [Read more...] about MDBs and IMF invests USD400 billion to achieve sustainable development goals
IPU 132 – Sustainable Development Goals: Turning words into action
Vietnam will host the General Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union First World 132 (IPU 132) for the first time in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1, 2015, with its theme "Sustainable development goals: Turing words into action". The Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, John Nielsen highly appreciated the host's preparation and hoped that IPU-132 will contribute to strengthen cooperation and address the global issues such as environment, climate change and green growth. He also mentioned that these issues are being the focal points received the development assistance from Denmark, one of the countries supporting the Vietnam's national target program to respond to climate change, as well as supporting Vietnam in its activities to respond to global warming and use energy effectively. … [Read more...] about IPU 132 – Sustainable Development Goals: Turning words into action
IPU-132, venue for parliamentarians to boost sustainable development goals
(VOVworld) – The 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly opening in Hanoi this Saturday will be a venue for parliamentarians to exercise their role in implementing sustainable development goals, said Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Co-ordinator in Vietnam in an interview with Vietnam News Agency. Ms Mehta said the most important factor in achieving sustainable development goals is the more active involvement of parliamentarians in strategic policy making. She said parliamentarians need to ensure links between policies, in addition to monitoring and assessing policy implementation. Ms Mehta said parliaments should play a greater role in boosting partner relations not only between nations, ministries, and local authorities, but also between social organisations in the private sector. Ms Mehta expressed her belief that through the Inter-Parliamentary Union, parliamentarians will contribute practical opinions and specific initiatives to realize sustainable development goals. … [Read more...] about IPU-132, venue for parliamentarians to boost sustainable development goals
Favourable conditions for Vietnam to reach sustainable development goals
PANO – A seminar "From 2000-2015 Millennium Development Goals to post-2015 sustainable development goals: Role of parliaments" got underway in Hanoi on March 17th. The event was co-organized by the Institute for Legislative Research of Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee, the Organizing Board of the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132), and the United Nations in Vietnam. Addressing the opening ceremony, NA Deputy Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong affirmed the agreement of Vietnam’s NA to the major theme of the forthcoming IPU-132 "Sustainable Development Goals: Turning Words into Actions". She held that over the past time, in spite of difficulties and challenges, Vietnam has been a responsible member of the UN in carrying out eight Millennium Development Goals and gained considerable achievements, especially in poverty reduction, gender equality, and education and training. Besides, she highly valued the importance of this workshop to help … [Read more...] about Favourable conditions for Vietnam to reach sustainable development goals