Vietnam/Results of the Survey on Sustainable Development Goals for Women and Children

The General Statistics Office of Vietnam, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), held a symposium in Hanoi on Wednesday (December 8) to release the results of the survey on the Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Women in Vietnam 2020-2021.

Speaking at the opening of the symposium, Nguyen Thi Huong, head of the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam, said UNICEF had helped the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam conduct the survey, in accordance with the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS6) standards, with 14. the General Statistics Office of Vietnam to conduct the survey, in accordance with the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS6) standards, with 14.The results of the survey provide information on the number of households in the country.

The survey results provide information on 38 global sustainable development indicators and 35 Vietnamese sustainable development indicators; update the data to ensure reliability and international comparison. The survey results serve as evidence to help policy makers develop programmes to assess the implementation of Vietnam's goals and its global commitment to children and women.

UNICEF's Representative in Vietnam, Rana Flowers, highlighted five key points from the survey results.

First, ethnic minority women and children are the most vulnerable group in terms of UN sustainable development indicators, including access to immunization opportunities, sanitation and clean water.

Secondly, the survey showed a lack of access to the Internet and especially a lack of IT skills among Vietnamese. For example, although more than 80% of people aged 15 to 49 use the Internet, only more than 30% of people know how to use a computer.

Thirdly, the schooling rate of children decreases according to age and education level.

Fourth, domestic violence is still a common practice in Vietnam. About 70% of children aged one to 14 are affected by it.

Most recently, Vietnam is facing a drinking water crisis. Survey results revealed that up to 50% of people use and drink water that does not meet quality standards.

Rana Flowers called on the Vietnamese government to focus on collecting data on women and children related to the Sustainable Development Goals more frequently and to publish it widely.

Source: www.lecourrier.vn/