Thoa highlighted the important role of the UN development system in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and addressing global challenges, stressing that it is necessary to provide an adequate and stable budget and ensure a balance between the regular budget and the mobilised budget to strengthen development activities.

Minister Counsellor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations speaks at the debate.

Development partners need to increase their contributions to the regular budget to ensure that UN development activities are neutral, voluntary, universal and multilateral.

The Vietnamese diplomat expressed support for the reform of UN development system to increase efficiency and cohesion, and better support for countries' efforts to meet the needs, priorities and strategies of each country.

Thoa also shared the UN Secretary-General's assessment that UN agencies should strengthen skills, expertise and institutions to better support countries in the process of energy transition and digital transformation, ensuring food systems, eradicating poverty, and promoting social protection, education, health insurance and climate action.

Cooperation at the regional level also needs to be strengthened to optimise expertise in order to support UN coordinators and agencies at the country level, she said.

Delegates also called for securing funding for the UN development system, which can assist countries in realising sustainable development goals (SDGs). They said that the UN development system needs to improve the efficiency of the use of resources to meet the demands, priorities and plans of each country.

New UNDP Resident Representative pledges support to Vietnam’s development

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Quang Ninh seeks tourism development along expressway to Chinese border

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province plan to develop tourist activities along its 176-kilometer expressway that connects Ha Long Bay and Chinese border town Mong Cai.

Tuyen Quang promotes historical and cultural tradition for development

Tuyen Quang is home to numerous historical and cultural traditions, a “revolutionary museum” of the country. Ethnic minorities here have created unique cultural nuances, with a rich treasure of special festivals. That historical and cultural tradition is now becoming a driving force for development.

Party chief orders HCMC to focus on infrastructure development

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked Ho Chi Minh City to give priority to infrastructure construction and create a "stronger breakthrough" in the field.

Breakthrough in industrial development

(BGO) – In 2022, the industrial production of Bac Giang province continues strong recovery momentum as the main driving force for economic growth. The industrial production index (IPI) in September increased 7.6 percent against previous month while the nine-month index went up 44.2 percent year on year. 

Source: VNA