The Vietnamese Government and the United Nations (UN) signed a One Strategic Plan (OSP) for the 2017-2021 period in Hanoi on July 5.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung in the a conference on MDGs in Vietnam, Sep 2015 (source: MPI)

UN Resident Coordinator Kamal Malhotra said through the new OSP 2017-2021, the UN will continue to build on its comparative advantages in providing Vietnam with integrated solutions to tackle complex multidimensional development challenges by drawing on collective regional and global knowledge, supporting a normative voice on human rights, prioritising equity and citizen-centered reforms, and strengthening South-South cooperation.

The OSP 2017-2021 is based on the three principles of inclusion, equity and sustainability. It is aligned with the country’s socio-economic development strategy for 2011-2020, socio-economic development plan for 2016-2020, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the international human rights commitments of Vietnam.

With an estimated budget of USD 423 million, the OSP 2017-2021 prioritises four focal areas shaped on the basis of the key themes of the SDGs (people, planet, prosperity and peace).