Viet Nam - Inclusive growth, social protection and jobs
Project properties
VNM/16/54/IRL Asia and the Pacific Viet Nam Ireland In progress Evaluation available: Interim This project is part of the Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All
Description
The programme focuses on the two areas of social protection and employment through public investment. The goal is that national governments use appropriate, well designed and well managed social protection measures and employment promoting approaches to the delivery of public investments in order to promote resilience, access to services and employment opportunities for poor and vulnerable people, contributing to Inclusive Economic Growth. The purpose of the current programme in Viet Nam is to support the implementation of the Master Plan for Social Assistance Reform MPSAR (within the work of the UN SP team) in concrete areas such as the design of new schemes (including the new Child Grant and extension of social pensions); discussion of fiscal space and budget allocations; development of adequate legal framework; support programme operations and development of integrated models for delivery of social assistance. Following the MPSAR special attention will be given to disadvantaged groups such as ethnic minorities. The work will be coordinated with ILO work in the area of social insurance and component of the project will focus in ensuring articulation between contributory and non-contributory schemes, particularly as a strategy to tackle those in the informal economy. Outcome 1: A comprehensive policy framework is established in Viet Nam, with the financial allocations required to support the implementation of the MPSAR and other relevant policy documents; Outcome 2 – Social protection schemes are designed and reformed and adequate legal provisions are put in place; Outcome 3 - Capacities of Vietnamese stakeholders is enhanced to ensure an effective, efficient and sustainable implementation of social protection; Outcome 4 (partial synergies) Improved operations and M&E.Level components
Global
SDG
Goals
- End poverty in all its forms everywhere
- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
- Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
- Reduce inequality within and among countries
Targets
- 1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
- 5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
- 10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality
Time
20.12.2016 - 30.06.2024
Budget
1,830,262 / 1,870,942
Development Cooperation
Timeline of linked projects
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