(VOVworld) – A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong attended the 2016 integration segment at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at UN headquarters in New York over the past two days.

ECOSOC Meeting in session. (Photo: iisd.ca)

During a panel discussion on “Institutional frameworks and policy planning”, Mr. Dong said policy innovation and integration pose challenges and opportunities to all UN members, particularly lower-middle-income countries like Vietnam.

Vietnam has been developing a plan to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that suits its socio-economic development plan for 2016-2020. Vietnam highlights the role of private and state-owned enterprises and works to enhance their effectiveness. Mr. Dong shared Vietnam’s experience in reducing poverty, building e-government, improving a social security system, and ensuring workers’ benefits.