Germany has pledged to provide 300 million Euros to aid in the development of Vietnam.
“Vietnam is one of the most important partner countries of the German Development Cooperation in Asia,” shared German Ambassador Rolf Schulze at a press conference on November 8 in Hanoi.
According to the ambassador, the two nations have agreed upon three priority areas of cooperation: sustainable economic development and vocational training; environmental policy, natural resources and urban development; and health.
The ambassador also said that Germany believes Vietnam needs more skilled workers because to date, only 12% of the local working population has received technical training. Therefore, officials from Germany feel that the provision of vocational training to modern standards is urgent. Germany will help support Vietnam in: vocational training system reforms and model vocational schools and teacher training facilities.
Regarding environmental policy, natural resources and urban development; the German contribution addresses the three main causes of Vietnam’s environmental problems: poverty, the uncontrolled impact of rapid economic growth and institutional deficits.
“Vietnam and Germany have been working together very successfully in this field for many years now,” the ambassador said. “The land allocation supported by German development cooperation, which is of particular relevance for the members of ethnic minorities, was first incorporated into national legislation as part of new forestry law. The financial cooperation projects in the forest sector for which commitments have so far been made are concerned with the reforestation of 130,000 hectares of forest and support of more than 86,000 households through income generation.”
One goal of the German Programme of Action 2015 is: “To ensure access to vital resources and promote a healthy environment.”
In the field of health, Vietnam and Germany, since 1993, have had successful cooperation in malaria prevention, the rehabilitation and integration of disabled people, reproductive health and family planning, combating HIV/AIDS and supporting hospitals.
The German government’s programme of action 2015 was set forth towards achieving “Millennium Development Goals” as follows:
• Support of social sector reform programmes in Germany’s partner countries
• Support of basic social services
• Combating HIV/AIDS
• Support access to family planning services
• Support of activities to enhance the performance of informal social security systems
• Support of reforms for public social insurance