1 BRIEFING ON FOREIGN NGO ACTIVITIES IN VIETNAM 2004 VIETNAM COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN NGO AFFAIRS Presentation by HE. Mr. Le Van Bang Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Chairperson of COMINGO Hanoi, 31/01/2005
Dec 16, 2015
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BRIEFING ON FOREIGN NGO ACTIVITIES IN VIETNAM 2004
VIETNAM COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN NGO AFFAIRS
Presentation by HE. Mr. Le Van BangDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chairperson of COMINGOHanoi, 31/01/2005
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PART I: SOCIO-ECO ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2004
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GDP growth rate: 7.6% in 2004
4.77
6.79
5.67
6.89 7.08 7.26 7.6
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Year 1998 Year 1999 Year 2000 Year 2001 Year 2002 Year 2003 Year 2004
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SOCIO-ECO ACHIEVEMENTS2004
Industrial production growth rate: 16%
Agri. production growth rate: 5.4%
Food production up by 4.2% Fisheries production up by 8.2%
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SOCIO-ECO ACHIEVEMENTS2004
Services growth rate: 8.2% Export value jumped over
US$26 billion (increased 29%) Import of goods and services up
by 23.2% (US$30 billion)
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SOCIO-ECO ACHIEVEMENTS2004
Social investment rate over GDP: 36.2%
State budget revenue over GDP: 24%
Consumer price index: 9.5% Birth rate decreasing: 0.037%
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SOCIO-ECO ACHIEVEMENTS2004
Vietnam – a “shining point” in Asia
Foreign investment reached highest ever in the past 7 years at US$4.2 billion
US$3.4 billion were committed at the CG meeting last December
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SOCIO-ECO ACHIEVEMENTS2004
Vietnam – a “star performer” in poverty reduction. Poor households: 8.3%
1.55 million jobs were created in 2004
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... highlights
The 5th Asia-Europe Meeting in Hanoi – lifting the country’s image in the international arena;
ASEMV People’s Forum – active participation and support from INGOs
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PART II: INGOS ACTIVITIES IN 2004
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Number of INGO increased in Number of INGO increased in 20042004
210250
400450 480 482 475 491 514 540 560
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Significant increase in dollars Significant increase in dollars spent in 2004spent in 2004
7060
79 71 8279 83 84 85102
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Million $USMillion $US
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Main Fields of Main Fields of activitiesactivities
Education Social issues Health care Economic development Environment Emergency Relief and others
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Number of INGOs by regions
43%
39%
18%
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
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Assistance by regions - 2004
58%28%
14%
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific$
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Regions - 2003/2004
48
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Assistance by sectors - 2004Assistance by sectors - 2004
28%
24%21%
21%
5% 1%Education
Social Issues
Health
Eco. Dev.
Environment
Relief
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Assistance by sectors - Assistance by sectors - 2004/20032004/2003
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20 20.25
25.79 27.82
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30.5930.9834.86
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Licences for INGOsLicences for INGOs
Total of licences issued by COMINGO: 456 (by 31/12/2004) Representative offices: 46 Project Offices: 78 Operation: 332
In 2004: Newly issued licences: 62 Renewed and amendment: 130
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Capacity building for local Capacity building for local levelslevels
12 training courses with 470 participants
VUFO Summer training for all 64 provinces/cities
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Regional workshopsRegional workshops
Thai Nguyen city in 9/2004: 140 participants
Can Tho city in 11/2004: 136 participants
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Development targets for 2005Development targets for 2005
GDP growth rate: 8.5% Food production: 40 million
tonnes Industrial production: 16%
more than 2004
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Development targets for 2005Development targets for 2005
Reducing poverty rate to below 7%
Reducing rate of under-five malnourished children to 25%
New jobs to be created: 1.6 million
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Sectors of prioritiesSectors of priorities
Poverty reduction (improvement of livelihoods, income generation, economic capacity...)
Health care (primary healthcare, public health, preventive care, HIV/AIDS...)
Education (primary education, gender equality in school, building schools...)
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Sectors of prioritiesSectors of priorities
Job creation Disaster preparedness and
management Addressing social issues, war
legacies, support to the victims of agent orange and landmines etc.
Capacity building: cross-cutting