UN Agency Holds Workshop to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities
To celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Leadership Workshop on Disability Inclusion was held on December 3 in Hanoi.
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| Leadership Workshop on Disability Inclusion was held on December 3 in Hanoi, with the participation of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Head of UN agencies in Vietnam. |
At the training, UN Leadership reviewed the three-year implementation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy and two years of implementation of the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at UN in Vietnam
The training ended with a commitment to take further actions to support persons with disabilities from the Resident Coordinator on behalf of the UN Country Team (UNCT): “As a UNCT we will always stand with people with disabilities, the most vulnerable groups and together practice the principle: Nothing about us, without us.”
 | Vietnam Takes Part in 20th Session of UNIDO General Conference Vietnam attaches great importance to continuing cooperation with the United Nations and its agencies in a number of areas. |
 | IOM Ready to Enhance Cooperation with Vietnam Vietnam and the IOM also hold great potential to boost cooperation at international mechanisms. |
 | President Vo Van Thuong: Vietnam Participates in Global Humanitarian Movement The President said that Vietnam actively participates in UN humanitarian activities and the global humanitarian movement, contributing to the stability and sustainable development of the ... |
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