Viet Nam - Inclusive growth, social protection and jobs

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.

Project symbol

VNM/16/54/IRL

Admin unit

CO-Hanoi

Start date

20/12/2016

End date

30/06/2024

Total allocation

1865349

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

1865349

Development Partners

Ireland, Irish Aid

Country/Countries

Viet Nam

Outcomes

Outcome 7: Universal social protection