In Vietnam, the average annual growth rate in the Human Development Index has declined gradually from 1.7% in the years before 2000 to just 0.96% in recent years.
Last year, Vietnam ranked 121st out of 187 countries and territories which are in the “medium” category of human development.
The figure was released at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 11 to announce the global Human Development Report (HDR).
Entitled “Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience”, the report provides a fresh perspective on vulnerability and proposes ways to strengthen resilience.
At the ceremony, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator Pratibha Mehta pointed out risks to vulnerabilities in Vietnam, noting that Vietnam is in the international economic integration process with average middle income, so human development policies must be in line with poverty reduction policies.
Nguyen Xuan Thang, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), said the HDR stresses the need for the nation to be adaptable in confronting vulnerabilities.
Thang added the global HDR 2014 is an important source for the VASS to work with UNDP to complete Vietnam HDR 2014.
Vietnam should devise policies to facilitate human development related to insurance, social welfare and employment, Thang emphasised.
Entitled “Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience”, the report provides a fresh perspective on vulnerability and proposes ways to strengthen resilience.
At the ceremony, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator Pratibha Mehta pointed out risks to vulnerabilities in Vietnam, noting that Vietnam is in the international economic integration process with average middle income, so human development policies must be in line with poverty reduction policies.
Nguyen Xuan Thang, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), said the HDR stresses the need for the nation to be adaptable in confronting vulnerabilities.
Thang added the global HDR 2014 is an important source for the VASS to work with UNDP to complete Vietnam HDR 2014.
Vietnam should devise policies to facilitate human development related to insurance, social welfare and employment, Thang emphasised.
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