Official: NGOs contribute to Vietnam’s development
Thanks to the lobbying efforts of relevant agencies, NGOs in Vietnam have contributed remarkably to the country’s poverty alleviation, resolving social issues and bolstering sustainable development.
Hanoi (VNA) – Thanks to the lobbyingefforts of relevant agencies, non-government organisations (NGOs) in Vietnam havecontributed remarkably to the country’s poverty alleviation, resolving socialissues and bolstering sustainable development.
Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Headof the Committee on Foreign Non-Government Organisations, made the remark at aconference held in Hanoi on December 26 to review the NGO aid mobilisation in2016 and set out tasks for 2017.
Vice President and General Secretary of the VietnamUnion of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong said in 2017, thecommittee needs to closely follow the Prime Minister’s instructions on the NGO-relatedaffairs, ensuring transparency in financial activities.
Besides that, the committee needs to research, giveadvice to revising legal documents to make them clearer and consistent with theNGO affairs.
The committee was asked to effectively implementsolutions put forwards in the promotion programme on mobilising NGO sponsorshipduring 2013-2017 period and continue studying and forecasting to build thenational programme for the next period.
In 2016, NGOS have involved in over 2,000 projectswith a combined financial sponsorship estimated at 300 million USD, equal tothe figure in 2015.
Besides economic effic♑iency, NGOs continued makingcontributions to improving mutual understanding and expanding relations🐎hipbetween Vietnam and international friends.-VNA
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