Zero Hunger: Our actions today are our future tomorrow

Zero Hunger: Our actions today are our future tomorrow

(VOVWORLD) - Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and all forms of malnutrition (Sustainable Development Goal number...
Vietnam launches Zero Hunger Action Program

Vietnam launches Zero Hunger Action Program

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked for implementation of the Zero Hunger Action Program of Vietnam by 2025 after it is approved by the Prime Minister
Vietnam vows to erase poverty

Vietnam vows to erase poverty

(VOVWORLD) - Poverty reduction and hunger eradication has always been one of Vietnam’s top priorities, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung told the 1st meeting of the National Steering Committee for the...
Alarming food insecurity in Africa

Alarming food insecurity in Africa

(VOVWORLD) - 29 African countries need food aid from outside, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on December 7, nearly one month after it warned of modest progress made by...
Vietnam continues priorities of APEC Year 2017

Vietnam continues priorities of APEC Year 2017

(VOVWORLD) - Climate resilient sustainable agriculture is one of 4 priorities that Vietnam has included in the agenda of the APEC Year 2017 with important meetings and events, including the 3rd Senior Officials...
Protecting child rights against climate change

Protecting child rights against climate change

(VOVworld) – Climate change is having global effects. To protect human rights against climate change, Vietnam has focused on the rights of children, who are vulnerable to extreme weather and natural...
World Bank pledges continued support for Vietnam

World Bank pledges continued support for Vietnam

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received World Bank president Jim Yong Kim in Hanoi on Tuesday. He expressed his hopes for continued cooperation from the World Bank plus policy consultations and technical assistance...
Compulsory micronutrients on food introduced

Compulsory micronutrients on food introduced

(VOVworld) - Iodine, iron, zinc and vitamin A are four compulsory micronutrients that need to be fortified in food, according to a recent decree on food fortification approved by the Prime Minister....