Population work decisive to sustainable development
Population and family planning work has been defined as a key player in Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy, heard a workshop in Hanoi on December 16.
Hanoi (VNA) 🙈– Population and family planning work has been defined as a key player in Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy, heard a workshop in Hanoi on December 16.
The workshop, themed “Population and sustainable development in Vietnam”, was jointly held by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
A report presented at the event disclosed that Vietnam’s fertility rate has remained stable at 2.0-2.1 kids for every woman since 2006.
With the current population scale, the country is likely to fulfill the target of keeping its population at below 93 million in 2015, no more than 98 million in 2020 and about 115-120 million in the mid-21 st century.
Vietnam’s human development index (HDI) jumped from 0.573 points in 2005 to 0.638 points in 2013, ranking 121 among the 187 participating countries.
Its life expectancy rose from 72 in 2005 to 73.2 in 2014. The figure is now higher than that in other countries sharing the same per capita income with Vietnam, the report said.
Participants said such achievements have significantly contributed to national socio-economic development, the realisation of the UN Millennium Development Goals, the improvement of people’s living standards, poverty reduction and sustainable development.
However, they said, Vietnam is experiencing the “golden population structure,” also known as the “aging population”, which offers both opportunities and challenges.
The workshop heard that an unstable birth rate, a big gap in the fertility rate among regions across the country and gender inequality at birth are among challenges to the population work.
Bui The Duc, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education, said Vietnam regards sustainable development as a national strategic target.
In order to reach this goal, the official suggested changes in the population work in the new context, including improving the quality of human resources, promoting high-value jobs to take advantage of the golden population structure, and developing the educational and health care systems in line with the strongly evolving population structure.
A representative from the UNFPA said the fund always stays side by side with the Vietnamese Government by providing technical support for and sharing experience with the country in population-related issues.
It will assist Vietnamese policy makers in putting forth sound decisions that benefit locals, helping them fully enjoy their rights, including reproductive rights, the UN official said.
The workshop also looked into Vietnam’s birth rate forecast from 2015-2035 and impacts of population structure on national economic growth, among others.-VNA
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