Thanks to the lobbying efforts of relevant agencies, non-government organisations (NGO) in Vietnam have contributed remarkably to the country’s poverty alleviation, resolving social issues and bolstering sustainable development.
Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of the Committee on Foreign Non-Government Organisations, made this remark at a conference held in Hanoi on December 26 to review NGO aid mobilisation in 2016 and set out tasks for 2017.
Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong said in 2017, the committee needs to closely follow the Prime Minister’s instructions on NGO-related affairs, ensuring transparency in financial activities.
Besides that, the committee needs to research and present advice on revising legal documents to make them clearer and more consistent with NGO affairs.
The committee was asked to effectively implement solutions put forward in the promotion programme on mobilising NGO sponsorship during the 2013-2017 period and continue studying and forecasting to build the national programme for the next period.
In 2016, there were more than 2,000 NGO projects with a combined financial sponsorship estimated at US$ 300 million, equal to the figure in 2015.
Besides economic efficiency, NGOs continued making contributions to improving mutual understanding and expanding relationships between Vietnam and international friends.
Source: VNA