A national report on Vietnamese youth, the first of its kind in Vietnam,is expected to be announced in 2015, said Vu Dang Minh, head of theDepartment of Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Thereport aims to assess the real conditions of education, employment andhealth care of the youth, while review related policies to givenecessary recommendations, he told domestic and foreign experts at aconference to collect comments to the draft report held in the northernQuang Ninh province on December 1.
The report is expected toprovide specific data and an overall look onto Vietnamese youth, layingfoundation for research, and making, carrying out and overseeing theimplementation of policies relating to the youth, he said.
Thereport uses statistics of previous national research and surveys,including the 2009 Vietnam population and housing census, the surveyassessment on Vietnamese youth round 2 (SAVY2), the 2010 Vietnam’smultiple indicator cluster survey (MICS), and the 2013 survey on labourand job by the General Statistic Office, said Minh.
UNFPA Deputy Representative in Vietnam Ritsu Nacken said Vietnamcurrently has a “golden population structure” with the highest ratio ofyoungsters in the history.
The number of peopleaged from 10-24 account for nearly 40 percent of the country’spopulation, she noted, asserting that the period will remain until 2040.
This is a great chance for Vietnam to boostits socio-economy and utilise its potential by promoting the role of theyouth, she commented.
The report will help figureout gaps in Vietnam’s current policies on the youth as well as theimplementation of support policies in education, health care andemployment, said Nacken.
She also lauded theinitiative of making a report on Vietnamese youth, pledging that theUNFPA will closely coordinate with and support Vietnam during theprocess of drafting and completing the report.
Meanwhile, Dr. Tran Van Mieu, Director of the Centre for Education,Environment and Development Research, said the report needs to givecomprehensive and in-depth assessments on the real situation ofVietnamese youth.
It should gather updated data and information on the youth, thus recommending effective and feasible solutions, he said.
Nguyen Bich Diem, Vice Director of the Institute of Youth Research,emphasised the need to analyse the data and real situation to makespecific and accurate evaluations as well as recommendations andorientations.-VNA
Thereport aims to assess the real conditions of education, employment andhealth care of the youth, while review related policies to givenecessary recommendations, he told domestic and foreign experts at aconference to collect comments to the draft report held in the northernQuang Ninh province on December 1.
The report is expected toprovide specific data and an overall look onto Vietnamese youth, layingfoundation for research, and making, carrying out and overseeing theimplementation of policies relating to the youth, he said.
Thereport uses statistics of previous national research and surveys,including the 2009 Vietnam population and housing census, the surveyassessment on Vietnamese youth round 2 (SAVY2), the 2010 Vietnam’smultiple indicator cluster survey (MICS), and the 2013 survey on labourand job by the General Statistic Office, said Minh.
UNFPA Deputy Representative in Vietnam Ritsu Nacken said Vietnamcurrently has a “golden population structure” with the highest ratio ofyoungsters in the history.
The number of peopleaged from 10-24 account for nearly 40 percent of the country’spopulation, she noted, asserting that the period will remain until 2040.
This is a great chance for Vietnam to boostits socio-economy and utilise its potential by promoting the role of theyouth, she commented.
The report will help figureout gaps in Vietnam’s current policies on the youth as well as theimplementation of support policies in education, health care andemployment, said Nacken.
She also lauded theinitiative of making a report on Vietnamese youth, pledging that theUNFPA will closely coordinate with and support Vietnam during theprocess of drafting and completing the report.
Meanwhile, Dr. Tran Van Mieu, Director of the Centre for Education,Environment and Development Research, said the report needs to givecomprehensive and in-depth assessments on the real situation ofVietnamese youth.
It should gather updated data and information on the youth, thus recommending effective and feasible solutions, he said.
Nguyen Bich Diem, Vice Director of the Institute of Youth Research,emphasised the need to analyse the data and real situation to makespecific and accurate evaluations as well as recommendations andorientations.-VNA
