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Speaking at the signing ceremony, Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic
Minority Affairs Do Van Chien briefed on the process of building the national
target programme (NTP) for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and
mountainous areas in the 2021 – 2030 period.
This is the first time Vietnam has had a national target programme dedicated to
ethnic minority and mountainous areas, he noted, adding that estimated budget
for its first phase (2021 - 2025) approved by the National Assembly is over 137
trillion VND (5.86 billion USD).
However, the implementation of the programme is facing numerous difficulties,
especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chien said.
He expressed his wish that through this project, the research, evaluation and
implementation of policies for ethnic minority development from the central to
local levels will be improved.
UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen believed that the ethnic
minorities, with their creativeness, will turn the national target programme
into an effective tool to promote local socio-economic development.
UNDP is willing to cooperate with the Committee for Ethnic Minorities,
ministries, agencies and provinces to support the Vietnamese Government in this
important effort, said she.
The project aims to provide policy consultancy and technical support for the
development of guiding documents for the NTP and SEDEMA implementation,
including an assessment of implementation results mechanisms adopted in the New
Rural Development and the NTP on Sustainable Poverty Reduction so as to inform
and recommend the appropriate, innovative mechanisms for adoption in the NTP and
SEDEMA.
It will also deliver technical support to the Committee on Ethnic Minority
Affairs in development and introduction of innovative solutions under the
NTP-SEDEMA and launching event, as well as technical support for digital
transformation in implementation and management of the NTP- SEDEMA.
Source: VNA
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