At the conference, delegates affirmed that population and family planning work has been defined as a key player in Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy.
According to the report revealed at the event, since 2006, Vietnam’s fertility rate has remained stable at 2.0-2.1 kids for every woman.
With the current population scale, Vietnam can reach the target of keeping its population at below 93 million in 2015, no more than 98 million in 2020 and about 115-120 million in the mid-21 st century.
Vietnam’s human development index (HDI) rose from 0.573 points in 2005 to 0.638 points in 2013, ranking 121 among the 187 participating countries.
Participants said that such great achievements have contributed significantly to the national socio-economic development, successful implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals, the improvement of people’s living standards, poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Addressing the workshop, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education Bui The Duc stressed Vietnam has defined "sustainable development" as a national strategy goal.
To achieve sustainable development in the coming time, he proposed that population policies should adapt to the new development context, including improving the quality of human resources, promoting high-value jobs to take advantage of the golden population structure, and developing the educational and health care systems in accordance with the strongly evolving population structure.
The official suggested demographic factors need to be attached to sustainable development. It is necessary to transform the focus of population policies, from family planning to population and sustainable development, Duc stated.
Representatives of the UNFPA said that Vietnam starts an important transitional period to enter the socio-economic development from 2016-2020.
A representative from the UNFPA said the fund always stays side by side with the Vietnamese Government by providing technical support and sharing experience in population-related issues with the country.
UNFPA will assist Vietnamese policy makers to make the right decisions, helping Vietnamese citizens fully enjoy their rights, including reproductive rights, a UNFPA representative said.
According to the report revealed at the event, since 2006, Vietnam’s fertility rate has remained stable at 2.0-2.1 kids for every woman.
With the current population scale, Vietnam can reach the target of keeping its population at below 93 million in 2015, no more than 98 million in 2020 and about 115-120 million in the mid-21 st century.
Vietnam’s human development index (HDI) rose from 0.573 points in 2005 to 0.638 points in 2013, ranking 121 among the 187 participating countries.
Participants said that such great achievements have contributed significantly to the national socio-economic development, successful implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals, the improvement of people’s living standards, poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Addressing the workshop, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education Bui The Duc stressed Vietnam has defined "sustainable development" as a national strategy goal.
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The official suggested demographic factors need to be attached to sustainable development. It is necessary to transform the focus of population policies, from family planning to population and sustainable development, Duc stated.
Representatives of the UNFPA said that Vietnam starts an important transitional period to enter the socio-economic development from 2016-2020.
A representative from the UNFPA said the fund always stays side by side with the Vietnamese Government by providing technical support and sharing experience in population-related issues with the country.
UNFPA will assist Vietnamese policy makers to make the right decisions, helping Vietnamese citizens fully enjoy their rights, including reproductive rights, a UNFPA representative said.
