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On his visit to UNESCO, Viet Nam’s Prime Minister pledges reinforced cooperation with the Organization

December 1, 2015

Viet Nam workshop uses Education for Sustainable Development model for gender mainstreaming

February 3, 2016

Chao Thi Yen: an inspiring ethnic minority young woman from Lao Cai Province (Dao Community)

It is not easy to escape from poverty and pursue dreams But it is even more difficult if you are a girl and from a remote ethnic minority group This was the case of Chao Thi Yen a young woman from Dao Tuyển ethnic minority community located in Nậm Chạc Village Lào Cai Province Viet Nam After finishing secondary school Chao Yen wanted to continue studying at the university but due to cultural reasons traditions and family pressures it was not simple on the contrary it was very challenging In my hometown if you were able to write your name it was enough All the members of my community tried to convince my parents to not allow me to go to university remembers Chao Yen But her expectations and dreams were very strong and luckily she had incredible support from her teacher who went every day to her house over the period of three years to persuade her parents Finally both Chao Yens determination and the teachers perseverance proved the difference

Capacity Building Training on Gender, Communication and Community Radio Toolkit for Teachers

January 24, 2022

Addressing climate-related risks and economic development go hand in hand in Třeboň

December 5, 2018

Announcement: a company or institution to implement project activities during July – September 2020

UNESCO Ha Noi office is looking for a a company or institution to implement project activities during July September 2020 with following details Background Trang An is the latest inscribed World Heritage site of Viet Nam Although the local government together with some key private sector businesses invested in academic research on the values of the site there have been very few findings and elements translated into interpretation framework The project Promote Quality Heritage tourism in Trang An aims to improve the quality of heritage tourism in Trang An through an integrated management approach and the promotion of sustainable tourism practices complementing the propertys OUVs Specific objectives include Enhance site management capacity particularly in visitor monitoring and management Strengthen heritage interpretation framework and practices Improve small scale and communitybased tourism services for sustainability Within the framework of project site thematic curriculum for heritage guiding incorporating the sites recognized values and a 5 days training for trainer workshop will be implemented in July 2020 to enhance the capacity of heritage manager and improve local professional guides and communitys better understanding and interpretation skill on World Heritage values Tasks and responsibilities In particular under the supervision by the Culture Program Coordinator UNESCO Office in Viet Nam the Contractor shall conduct the following tasks Provide Consultancy service and inputs for adaptation the Vietnamese version of the core modules of Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides Complete the thematic module for Trang An WHS with additional QA chapter To supervise and facilitate the heritage guide training for trainers including field visit and one public lecture that will be organized during 5 days at Trang An in July 2020 together with UNESCO project team Provide trainers to delivering lectures and addressing questions from participants during 5 days training sessions and field visits To support UNESCOs and local counterparts including Provincial Department of Tourism in the administration of exams and final performance evaluation process For further details about the Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides core modules and thematic module please contact directly with responsible officer below Deliverables Updated core modules of Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides and training materials for TOT training First Draft of Trang An thematic module Second draft of Trang An thematic module after received inputs from UNESCO and local counterparts Training report in English Final thematic module of Trang An Participation and procedures Interested institutionsorganizations will include the following documentation in their applications Institutioncompany profile Proposed work plan and Financial proposal We would like to have your proposals in English submitted by 2562020 COB and via email only to the address below Ms Le Hoang Lien Culture Programme Assistant Email lhlienunescoorg Tel 02438501808

Viet Nam: Planning for education based on sound evidence and a crisis-sensitive perspective

Call to youth: Help us shape the “Youth As Researchers – COVID19” Project

How are young people being impacted by the COVID19 pandemic What are young people doing about this Help us shape the Youth As Researchers COVID19 Project a new global youthled research initiative that seeks to answer questions like these

Growing Sport for Development in Vietnam

Sport is an integral part of our society and can be so much more than learning how to get better at kicking and catching Sport can be an effective development tool to achieve a number of social and community goals including promoting healthy lifestyles providing employment opportunities and bringing political groups together As the UNs lead agency for physical education and sport UNESCO is driven to ensure sport contributes positively to global development In Vietnam UNESCO is looking to see how it can best assist the Ministry of Culture Sport and Tourism MOCST and Vietnam Sports Administration in their effort to strengthen sport for development work To begin this process UNESCO in consultation with Football for All Vietnam hosted a roundtable with Vietnamese organizations working in sport for development The meeting provided one of the first opportunities for organizations working in sport for development in Vietnam to reflect together on the possibility to increase joint collaboration in 2020 and beyond The roundtable was held at UN headquarters in Hanoi and was attended by representatives of organizations who have demonstrated work in the sport for development area Representatives from the following organizations attended the roundtable Vietnam Sport Administration as represented by Vice Chairman Lê Hoàng Yến Plan International Football for All Vietnam FFAV Vietnam Olympic Committee Good Neighbours Vietnam Stop Human Trafficking Vietnam Blue Dragon Church World Service Child Fund and the UNESCO National Commission For the representatives it was an opportunity to connect with UNESCO and understand their role and the way in which sport can effectively contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals Representatives were interested to learn that there is strong evidence of sport being effective in contributing towards seven sustainable development goals 3 Good Health and Wellbeing 4 Quality Education 5 Gender Equality 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions and 17 Partnerships for the Goals After being asked How can we unite by the FFAV director the representatives shared their organisations interesting and impactful work in sport for development While each organisation had a slightly different approach and focused on different development areas all were using the power of sport for good The work of these organisations was predominantly in the areas of youth empowerment building life skills and ensuring the protection of children in sport While understanding the sport for development activities being completed in Vietnam was key there was a strong interest in the ongoing collaboration between UNESCO the Vietnam Sports Administration and each organisation working in sport for development Importantly representatives emphasised that to achieve advances in sport for development work in Vietnam a bridge between development of sport and sport for development is required Development of sport is all about participation and nurturing talent to create the most highly skilled athletes Sport for development focuses on the role sport can play in contributing to the achievement of development outcomes beyond sport Connecting these commonly separated areas allows for greater pooling of resources and knowledge to reach a greater number of people with sport While sport for development projects are widely implemented globally there there are still many ways in which they could improve Through the simple task of hosting a roundtable UNESCO Vietnam was able to connect sport for development organisations and understand the importance of diverse partnerships This connection and understanding lays the foundation for stronger and more sustainable sport for development work in the future

UNESCO and the Coca-Cola Foundation launch “Youth and Innovation for Ocean” initiative

Hanoi 8 June 2020 On World Oceans Day UNESCO is pleased to announce the Youth and Innovation for Ocean initiative to empower university students and young professionals to put forward innovative and practical solutions in reducing reusing recycling and managing plastic waste in coastal regions of Viet Nam The initiative is under the partnership between UNESCO and The CocaCola Foundation established since 2017 for solutions to manage plastic waste toward as sustainable green economy in Vietnam

Let LGBTQI’s voices be heard, their ideas implemented

Making Hanoi a LGBTQI friendly city a clear vision for Tho member of Hanoi Queer and the group leader of the youthled data collection group focusing on the LGBTQI community Following his aspiration he joined UNESCOs youthled research initiative to collect strong evidence for a more inclusive National Youth Law

October 16, 2019