Ha Noi, Viet Nam: In an innovative programme to assist people living with HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is coordinating English classes in Vietnam’s capital city to encourage greater involvement in HIV/AIDS programmes and learning initiatives. Read

Hanoi, Vietnam: Ten students from the Hoa Sua Vocational Training School for Disadvantaged Youth in Hanoi received the UNV Ambassador Award recognizing their academic achievements. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Viet Nam’s Ha Long Bay ecological importance has been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Yet, despite its international recognition and classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the bay’s natural integrity is at risk of being destroyed Recognizing the need to stop the trend of environmental degradation , UNESCO, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and Viet Nam’s Youth Union jointly developed a two-year project aimed at mobilizing the bay’s youth population into action. Read

Bonn, Germany: On the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August, the United Nations (UN) Viet Nam is pleased to announce the winner of the Youth Initiative to Promote Volunteerism for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) contest. The contest, initiated by United Nations Volunteers (UNV), was launched in June and invited young Vietnamese people to apply for sponsorship of USD 1,000 to support an initiative that promotes volunteerism for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Twenty-three year old Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai is the winner of a United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contest aimed at educating Vietnamese youth on volunteering for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Read

Vietnam: Nicole Remily and Rich Mc Featers, a technical team from Kraft, Inc. Snack Segment, led an on-site workshop in the basic production of cookies and pizza at the Da Nang Women's Union as part of the UN Industrial Development Program in Viet Nam. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Inspired by “Thang’s Journey to the Millennium Development Goals and Beyond”, a booklet published recently by the United Nations in Viet Nam, Nguyen Van Dung started his bicycle journey from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City to help spread the UN message about poverty reduction to young people. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Ms. Rose Marie Greve, Director of the International Labour Office (ILO), on behalf of the United Nations in Viet Nam, presented the second annual UN Volunteers Honorary Ambassador awards to 10 outstanding students of Hoa Sua Vocational Training School for Disadvantaged Youth School in Linh Nam, Thanh Tri, Ha Noi. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Tucked firmly in the natural habitats where rare species thrive and using the immense water catchments, a large human population heavily dependent on the natural resources for their basic survival created the need to reconcile the objectives of socioeconomic development with conservation. Read

There are currently 18 UN Volunteers serving in Viet Nam, from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Nepal, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the USA as well as from Viet Nam itself. In the last five years, some 187 international and national UN Volunteers have been assigned to Viet Nam in the areas of poverty alleviation, social development, ethnic minorities, environmental management, HIV/AIDS and gender. Read