Government of Viet Nam (Govt. Viet Nam) Updates

Monday, May 19, 2025, 8:15am EDT Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development International Peace Institute 777 United Nations Plaza, 12th floor (Corner of 1st Avenue and 44th Street) Context...

VGP – A Vietnamese rescue delegation arrived in Yangoon on Sunday to join Myanmar's relief efforts following the recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake. The delegation consists of 26 members from the...

VGP - Russian Government handed over 35 tons of humanitarian aid to support Viet Nam’s recovery efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi at a ceremony in Ha Noi on Friday. Thuy Dung The Russian...

Typhoon No. 2 is forecast to hit the Gulf of Tonkin on July 22, with northern Vietnam expected to experience heavy rain and strong winds. Authorities are on high alert as the storm approaches,...

Storm Prapiroon crossed Hainan Island off southern China early Monday and is heading towards Vietnam's northern Quang Ninh Province, home of Ha Long Bay, with wind speed of 88 kph. According to the...

VGP - Viet Nam appreciates valuable support provided by the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation since 1980, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang. KHANH PHUONG The Government...

VGP - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed an agreement to fund two projects worth EUR72.3 million (US$80 million) for two central provinces of Quang Nam and...

VGP - The launching ceremony of the Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project was held in Rach Gia, the southern province of Kien Giang, on March 15 THUY DUNG The event was attended by...

VGP - Nearly 500,000 hectares of land were cleared of bombs, mines, and unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the 2014-2023 period, according to the Viet Nam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC). KHANH...

VGP - More than 1,100 natural disasters have occurred in Viet Nam in 2023, leaving 166 people dead and missing, according to a report by the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster...

VGP - The Vietnamese Government has decided to contribute US$500,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support the UN’s humanitarian...

VGP – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara capital as part of his onoging official visit to Turkey. ...

VGP - Viet Nam will test the efficacy of a Japan-produced vaccine against dengue fever, said Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, vice president of the Viet Nam Medical Association. KIM LOAN Dr. Nguyen made...

VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 signed official telegram asking ministries and local authorities to make greater efforts in minimizing losses from landslides. KIM LOAN Specifically,...

VGP - A mid-term review workshop on victim protection under the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating and Preventing Human Trafficking 2021-2025 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. THUY...

VGP - The Government has directed localities in the Northern mountainous and midland areas to stay vigilant to possible flood and landslides in coming days and focus on overcoming consequences of...

VGP - A total of 121 climate-resilient ponds have been built to improve water security and safeguard the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast Regions of...

KHANH PHUONG VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has decided to approve the 2023-2025 national action program on the settlement of consequences of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) left by the war. The...

VGP - The launch of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)-sponsored “Training Curriculum on Counter-Trafficking and Victim Protection” project took place in Ha Noi on May 30. The event...

CONCEPT NOTE High-level PoC Week Side Event to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on PoC Thursday, 25 May 2023 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT Conference Room A, UNHQ in New York Background: In...