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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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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

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79 71 8279 83 84 85102

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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

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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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25.79 27.82

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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