Bắc Kạn’s ethnic women sell local products online1

More and more small production units and co-operatives run by ethnic women in Bắc Kạn will be helped put their products online to distribute to larger markets and engage in value chains with the support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Viettel Post.

SDG Challenge 2019 competition launched The competition aims to improve awareness about social integration for people with disabilities and broadcast information on products and services helping their accessibility.

More companies adopt human rights commitments All major lead firms in the garment, footwear and electronics industries in Việt Nam have adopted a policy commitment on human rights and ethical issues, a baseline study on the “Implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the Garment, Footwear and Electronics Supply Chains in Việt Nam” has found.

Sustainable procurement to benefit human health and the environment

Việt Nam will be the first country in South East Asia to implement the Sustainable Health in Procurement Project (SHiPP), UNDP Việt Nam Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen announced on Friday.

Seventh graders win environmental documentary award A short documentary on how to unleash the potential of sustainable tourism of Quảng Nam Province’s Thu Bồn River after the historic flood in 2000 brought a special prize for two secondary school students in the “School Ambassador in Disaster Prevention and Climate Change Adaptation” Competition 2019 on Saturday.

Innovation helps firms enhance competitiveness

Revitalisation and innovation are indispensable for Vietnamese businesses to improve their competitiveness.

D.Map phone app making more public places accessible to disabled people A disabled student never used the toilets in her schools during her 16 years of education because their doors were too narrow for a wheelchair to enter.

Việt Nam embraces opportunities to be renewable viable

In 2010, Prime Ministry approved the national programme on developing non-fired construction materials by 2020. UNDP in Việt Nam and Global Environment Fund have supported the effort of reducing pollution by sponsoring the project of “Accelerating production and use of non-fired bricks". Việt Nam News’s Khoa Thư talks with UNDP Việt Nam Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen on impacts of the project and how Việt Nam can promote green expenditure in the future.

United Nations Development Programme and Citi Foundation Jointly Host The 2nd Asia Pacific Youth Co: Lab Summit United Nations Development Programme and Citi Foundation Jointly Host The 2nd Asia Pacific Youth Co: Lab Summit

Retired officials must wait for a new start

Retired government officials will not be allowed to found, own or run private companies in areas under the jurisdiction and management of their former posts for at least six months after retirement, heard a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.