Overview of the conference ( Photo:qdnd.vn)
The figures were released at a conference held by the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organisation Affairs in coordination with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations in Hanoi on December 4.
The event brought together more than 500 delegates representing ministries, government agencies, local authorities, diplomatic missions, international organisations, foreign NGOs and the business community.
According to the report presented at the conference, global uncertainties during 2020-2025 created major challenges for international cooperation and affected NGO operations in Vietnam. However, thanks to renewed approaches adopted by ministries and localities, NGO activities and assistance remained steady.
NGO-supported projects were implemented nationwide, focusing on healthcare, socio-economic development, social welfare, education and training, natural resources and environmental management, institutional capacity building and legal assistance.
Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said Vietnam consistently supports and facilitates the activities of foreign NGOs to strengthen people-to-people ties and mobilise resources for poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son delivers remarks at the event
He said the government would continue to adopt policies creating favourable conditions for NGO operations and encourage wider cooperation models linking public, private and social sectors.
Le Kim Dung, country director of CARE US in Vietnam, praised the support of Vietnamese agencies and expressed hope that the government would maintain an open policy environment enabling NGOs to operate through trilateral partnership mechanisms.
Nguyen Tuyet Nga, Vietnam country director at PATH, reaffirmed PATH’s long-term commitment to accompany Vietnam as a reliable partner in achieving national development targets.
