On 2nd September 2016, the Prime Minister approved the framework of NTPs period 2016-2020. Details can be found HERE.

The EMWG (with financial support from iSEE) facilitated the participation of representatives of EM communities in the Annual Policy Forum on ethnic minority development with focus on “The implementation of the MDG Action Plan for Ethnic Minorities in the 2016-2020 SEDPs”, towards the goal “Leave no one behind” in December 2015. This platform is regularly organized by CEMA in partnership with National Assembly deputies, Government agencies, UN agencies, development partners, local and international NGOs and academia. Importantly, representatives of ethnic minority communities actively participated in the forum and lively discussed issues that they are facing in the course of development and proposed possible solutions.

On 30th September 2016, the EMWG organized the learning forum “Rights on community forest and the importance of forest land to ethnic minorities in Vietnam”. This event is a part of the quarterly learning forum about development issues of ethnic minorities in Vietnam-an initiative for partners, organizations and individuals interested in the development issues of ethnic minorities in Vietnam.

The EMWG participated in the conference on Promoting Investment and Assistance for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas organized by Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) and The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) in December 2015 and delivered a thematic paper at this event.

Contents of the paper can be downloaded in ENG and VNese.

The EMWG participated in the Conference on Promoting Investment and Assistance for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas organized by Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) and The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) in December 2015 and delivered a thematic paper at this event. Please see the paper in ENG and VNese.