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Country Programme Action Plan between The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and The United Nations Children’s Fund

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Contents

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The Framework Part I

Basis of relationship

Part II

The situation of children and women in Viet Nam

Part III

Past cooperation and lessons learned

Part IV

Proposed Programme

Part V

Partnership Strategy

Part VI

Programme Management

Part VII

Monitoring and Evaluation

Part VIII

Commitments of UNICEF

Part IX

Commitments of the Government

Part X

Other provisions

Annexes

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Viet Nam UNICEF 2006 2010

The Framework

The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, hereafter referred to as ‘the Government’, and the United Nations Children’s Fund, hereafter referred to as ‘UNICEF’ •

Furthering their mutual agreement and cooperation for the fulfilment of the Convention on the Rights of the Child;

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Building upon the experience gained and progress made during the implementation of the previous Programme of Cooperation;

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Entering into a new period of cooperation from 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2010;

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Declaring that these responsibilities will be fulfilled in a spirit of friendly cooperation; Have agreed as follows:

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Part I:

Basis of relationship

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1.1. The Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA) concluded between the Government and UNICEF on 12th February 1979 provides the basis of the relationship between the Government and UNICEF. This Country programme Action Plan for the period 2006 to 2010 is to be interpreted and implemented in conformity with the BCA. The programmes and projects described herein have been agreed jointly by the Government and UNICEF. 1.2. The Plan of Action detailed below supersedes all previous Plans of Operations previously agreed between the Government and UNICEF.

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Part II:

The situation of children and women in Viet Nam

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2.1. The situation analysis is based on the United Nations Common Country Assessment and has been developed in consultation with a range of development partners. Viet Nam has enjoyed a period of sustained political stability and economic growth between 7 and 9 percent per year over the past 10 to 15 years. This has provided a foundation for impressive achievement in poverty reduction, as well as improvements in child-related indicators such as under-five mortality, primary school improvement and nutritional status. 2.2. New opportunities and economic benefits have markedly improved the lives of the majority, but have not been enjoyed equally by all, particularly the poorest. Approximately twenty-nine per cent of the population remains below the poverty line1, and growing geographic and economic disparities particularly affect poor children and women, including those from ethnic minorities, and in remote and mountainous areas. Viet Nam will need to respond to the challenge of ensuring that none are left behind in the country’s rapid progress towards middle-income status. These issues of disparity underlie an unfinished social agenda in areas such as health, nutrition, education and water and environmental sanitation, where many difficulties, particularly in remote, mountainous or ethnic minority areas, remain to be overcome. 2.3. In addition to this unfinished agenda, Viet Nam remains a country prone to natural disasters, with typhoons, storms, floods, droughts, mudslides, forest fires and salt-water intrusion presenting a recurring risk for children and women. More than one million people around the poverty line require emergency relief each year. Climate change models predict that the situation will deteriorate. 2.4. At the same time, there are a number of emerging issues which are either becoming more serious or more visible as a result of the rapid pace of change in Viet Nam. Childhood injuries, primarily drowning and traffic accidents, have become the leading cause of death for children between one and eighteen years. Adolescents and young people make up almost 30 percent of the population, with attendant needs for higher education, employment, participation opportunities and protection. Changes including increased rural to urban migration and pressures on Vietnamese family structures provide an environment in which protection issues, such as sexual and economic exploitation, trafficking and violence, are becoming more prominent. HIV/ AIDS is emerging as a serious threat to children and youth, both in terms of infection and illness and as a cause of orphaning. 2.5. These unfinished and emerging agendas operate in a period not only of economic growth, but also of rapid change. The National Assembly and People’s Councils have taken on an enhanced role in law making and oversight. There is rapid progress in decentralisation, with provincial budgets increased and greater autonomy handed to 1

2002 data.

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provincial level for budget allocation. Accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is anticipated in the very near future and preparations, in particular with regard to commercial legislation, are moving quickly. There is a move towards greater private sector engagement in service delivery. 2.6. These and other changes offer both opportunities and challenges. Political developments with regard to the role of the National Assembly and decentralisation present great opportunities for monitoring and realising the rights of children, but both place heavy demands on institutions which require strengthened capacity to deliver. While WTO accession is expected to increase GDP it may not benefit all parts of society equally, potentially increasing disparities and making the establishment of social safety nets for those adversely affected a priority. Greater private sector involvement in service delivery, alongside the potential for direct and indirect cost recovery and user fees will need to be addressed so as to avoid the establishment of a two-tier system.

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Part III: Past cooperation and lessons learned

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3.1. Key results achieved 3.1.1 Laws and Policies: UNICEF provided assistance to the Government in its reporting under certain international human rights treaties and in its harmonizing national legislation with international standards in many key areas, and provided technical support for National Plans of Action and Government legal documents. In close partnership with the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank, UNICEF successfully contributed to bringing greater attention to children’s and women’s rights in key policy processes, including in Viet Nam’s poverty reduction strategy paper, the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS) and other poverty reduction plans and programmes. UNICEF also supported development of sectoral policies in health, injury prevention, water, family policy and education. UNICEF promoted policies on children affected by HIV/AIDS and child protection. UNICEF facilitation of cross-border cooperation between Viet Nam and China on the trafficking of women and children led to ongoing dialogue and joint programming. 3.1.2 Service delivery: UNICEF contributed to increased birth registration and bringing immunization coverage of measles to 99 per cent for children between 9 months and 10 years of age, reducing measles cases from 13,475 in 1999 to 2,297 in 2003. 3.1.3 Model development: Several pilot models, including on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, childhood injury prevention, primary environmental care, child-friendly learning environments, child and adolescent participation and healthy-living life skills education have been developed. Many have been taken to scale or have influenced policies. These include (a) guidelines on water and sanitation incorporated into the Prime Minister’s Decision on supporting production-land, housing-land, houses and clean water for disadvantaged households of ethnic minorities; (b) healthy living and life skills components, expected to be incorporated into the national curriculum; and (c) core curricula on social work approved by the Government. UNICEF also introduced the Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative in Viet Nam to strengthen community-based prevention and care for families living with HIV/AIDS. 3.1.4 Research and monitoring: Indicators for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women were developed and mainstreamed into regular government statistics. The new National Statistical Indicators System includes new indicators, among which are repetition rates, malnutrition rates for under-fives, disaggregated by age where appropriate, and the proportion of births at health institutions. Research on the impact of health and education policies on ethnic minority children helped to highlight these issues in national development planning. The analysis of human rights-based programming in Viet Nam that UNICEF carried out helped to raise awareness about rights and enabled a rights-based Common Country Assessment (CCA)/United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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UNICEF supported innovative national surveys on emerging issues, such as the Viet Nam Multi-centre Injury Survey, the first National Youth Survey and the first National Family Survey as well as studies on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in health and nutrition, water and sanitation, injury prevention and landmines and education. Systems and tools for local monitoring were developed for health care and nutrition services, water and sanitation and education. 3.1.5 Emergencies: UNICEF has mainstreamed disaster preparedness and response activities into regular programmes and has coordinated these through an internal office task force. The funds used have been regular resources and limited other resources mobilized after flash floods in central Viet Nam for preparedness and response activities in the recurrent-flood-affected Mekong Delta, which is affected by recurrent floods. Response items included emergency health kits, school supplies and water filters. Information-sharing and coordination with other United Nations agencies, international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and with UNICEF regional and headquarters offices has been strong.

3.2. Lessons learned 3.2.1 The mid-term review (MTR) of the country programme called for improved knowledge and information management at all levels. While availability and quality of data on women and children have improved, capacities remain inadequate for data analysis and employment in policy, legislative development and monitoring and evaluation. Counterparts and UNICEF have gained valuable experience in local planning, poverty reduction, participation – including child and adolescent participation – monitoring of child rights and reaching hard-to-reach groups, with much of this knowledge made available to decision makers and policy makers in assessments and evaluations. However, UNICEF projects have not achieved the level of convergence of basic services intended and have failed to link projects closely to local government plans, particularly at the provincial level. In some cases, shortfalls of matching government funds and low counterpart planning and implementation capacity hampered implementation. These linkages and capacities need to be improved. Capacity-building for effective behaviour-change communication remains an essential element for success.

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Part IV:

4.1.

Proposed programme

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Country Programme Outcomes and Strategies

4.1.1. The overall goal of the programme of cooperation 2006-2010 is to protect and fulfil the rights of children and women within national reform processes and increased international integration, through (a) poverty reduction, particularly for vulnerable children and women, (b) the response to challenges arising from modernization, and (c) stronger sub-national socioeconomic policies and programmes that are child- and women-friendly. The programme also responds to the Recommendations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child with regard to Viet Nam’s periodic reports to that Committee. 4.1.2. Agreed results for 2010 are: (a) national laws and policies for children and women consistent with international standards and commitments; (b) an increased impact of National Targeted Programmes for vulnerable children, including those of ethnic minorities; (c) systems of monitoring and oversight for children’s and women’s rights in place at all levels; (d) provisions in place for the participation of adolescents and young people; (e) strengthened subnational capacity for planning, monitoring and evaluation for the Viet Nam Development Goals and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; (f) child-friendly models for subnational socio-economic development plans available and replicated; and (g) improved disaster-preparedness and response systems. These results reflect the priority areas identified in the UNDAF, addressing issues of equity with regard to quality of growth and provision of appropriate quality social and protection services, while also focusing on governance as a means to ensure and support the rights of children. The emphasis on child-friendly legislation and policies, disadvantaged children such as ethnic minority children, and protection from the negative impacts of economic transition responds to the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and reflects a rights-based approach to programming. 4.1.3. The five main strategies will be (a) advocacy, awareness-raising and partnership with the Government, the United Nations country team, civil society and donors; (b) technical assistance and capacity-building for law and policy development, knowledge management, standard-setting and monitoring; (c) capacity-building for subnational authorities in childfriendly planning and in monitoring and evaluation; (d) strengthening the participation of children, women, families and communities; and (e) improving access to information and behaviour-change communication. Cross-cutting priorities will include ethnic minorities, adolescents and young people, HIV/ AIDS and emergencies within the overall context of poverty reduction and with activities integrated into sectoral programmes.

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4.1.4. These results will be achieved through seven programmes: a) Health and Nutrition ; b) Water, Environment and Sanitation; c) Childhood Injury Prevention ; d) Education; e) Child Protection; f) Provincial Child-Friendly Programme; and g) Planning and Social Policy. 4.1.5. Regarding HIV/AIDS, UNICEF will promote a comprehensive and holistic response to prevention and care. The response will focus on geographic convergence and support for policy development and implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in areas where the global leadership role of UNICEF is recognized, areas such as prevention among young people, PMTCT and care and support for children. These efforts will be integrated into all programme areas of UNICEF.

4.2.

Programme Components

4.2.1. Health and Nutrition: The Health and Nutrition Programme represents the primary channel for UNICEF’s contribution to the health sector in Vietnam. The Programme will contribute to the attainment of national goals for 2010: reducing maternal mortality ratio to 70/100,000 live births; reducing IMR to 25/1,000 live births; reducing low birth weight (LBW) rate to 6 per cent; reducing under five under-nutrition rate (weight for age) to 20 per cent; and control HIV prevalence rate in the general population to below 0.3%. The Programme will also consolidate the gains made in 2001-2005, while responding to the emerging issues of health and nutrition through policy support and advocacy support, model building, monitoring, behaviour change communication and partnerships. Key results will be: a) policies, guidance documents and plans of action to promote equity and access to health care services for children, mothers and poor populations, including improved implementation of existing policies on free healthcare for children under six, extending immunization to population living in hard-to-reach areas, ensuring universal salt iodisation, targeting under-served populations including ethnic minorities and restricting the marketing of breast milk substitutes; b) models to promote and support child survival, reduce maternal deaths, adolescent health and improve maternal and child nutrition especially in provinces with high ethnic minority and poor urban populations developed and promoted; c) a model for PMTCT Plus interventions developed, evaluated and replicated; and development protocols relating to HIV/ AIDS including PMTCT, paediatric AIDS prophylaxis, treatment for opportunistic infections and anti-retroviral formulations for infants developed; d) improved MOH financing of successful public interventions such as EPI and micro-nutrient deficiency prevention and control activities to enhance sustainability; e) strengthened capacity of staff in the health sector and communities to coordinate, plan and implement behaviour change communications for health and nutrition; f) improved national and local capacity to monitor progress made toward achieving MDG goals related to health and nutrition, assess the impact of evolving socio-economic changes on the health and nutrition status of children and women, and use of evidence to inform policies and interventions; g) improved capacity of Ministry of Health personnel for disaster preparedness and response. 4.2.2. Water, Environment and Sanitation (WES): Guided by the CRC, the programme will continue to support priority government efforts to improve access to clean water and sanitation in rural areas. Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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Key results at national level are: a) Improved policies and standards and updated national plans of action for rural water supply and environmental sanitation, including support for the development of a separate national action plan on hygiene and sanitation, all focusing on communication and behaviour change (including HIV/AIDS messages); b) Improved water quality in rural areas and the successful implementation of a strong arsenic mitigation plan; c) Strengthened national capacities for management, coordination and research; d) Increased investment in water supply and sanitation in vulnerable communes and schools through better advocacy, networking and documentation of lessons learned; e) Improved monitoring of rural WES indicators, including the development of uniform indicators for monitoring national and international goals (includes the building of staff capacities), and f) Improved counterpart capacities for disaster preparedness and response. Key results at sub-national level (with a special focus on provinces of the Provincial ChildFriendly Programme) are: a) More piloting and scaling-up of models linked to national policies and standards on child-friendly communities, WES facilities in schools, private sector participation, rural water quality management, cost recovery, and operation and maintenance; b) Strengthened participation of primary stakeholders, including ethnic minority women and children, in the planning and management of WES services; c) Strengthened local capacities for participatory planning, monitoring, operation and maintenance of WES facilities and services; d) Updated local WES plans of action and more supportive provincial regulations and resource mobilization modalities. 4.2.3. Childhood Injury Prevention: The Childhood Injury Prevention Programme has the overall objective to reduce injuries among children and young people. It will therefore contribute to a further reduction of child morbidity and mortality for children as well as for young people. Furthermore, the programme will help to reduce children’s disabilities due to injuries. Key results at the national level will be: a) development and enforcement of national laws and regulations on child safety, including on child-safe homes, school, kindergartens, child care centres and public spaces; b) greater awareness at all levels of the contribution of injuries to mortality and morbidity and of prevention measures for major child injuries including those caused by UXO/landmines; c) comprehensive community and institution-based injury prevention models, including swimming skills, environmental modification and alternative parental supervision during school holidays, developed, evaluated and taken to scale through a national policy on safe communities; d) reduced risk behaviour among adolescents; e) development of cost-effective child-safety devices to be promoted through new safety legislation; f) establishment of an effective accident and injury surveillance system; and g) strengthened coordination and Government response on mine action. At the sub-national level, the programme will support pilot communes in six provinces to elaborate cross-sectoral comprehensive plans of action to reduce childhood injuries. Major key results will be: a) comprehensive community and institution-based injury prevention models, including swimming skills, environment modification and alternative parental supervision during school holidays developed, evaluated and taken to scale through a national policy on safe Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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community; b) greater knowledge among children on the risk of UXO/landmines; and c) reduced risk behaviour among adolescents. 4.2.4 Education: The Education Programme goal is that children and young people enjoy equitable, efficient, quality education and learning opportunities, and develop to their full potential. Key results at the national level will be: a) evidence-based policies and strategies across the education sector developed and implemented; b) strengthened collaboration, understanding and acceptance among policy makers, education managers and development partners around standards for quality and equity; c) strengthened M&E for education and; d) mainstreaming of gender and child rights across the curriculum, and life skills education, including HIV/AIDS, at lower secondary level. At sub-national level, the programme will build on its established grassroots approach, while concentrating efforts geographically. Key results include: a) sustainable targeted assistance for child-friendly learning across the sector, including in bilingual education, transition and quality education for disadvantaged groups; b) consolidation of existing pilots for advocacy, community participation and capacity building; and c) replication of participatory youth-friendly life skills education for in and out of school youth in strategic locations. 4.2.5 Child Protection: The programme will focus on assisting the Government in reforming, strengthening and providing training for justice and welfare structures to address emerging child protection issues, as part of the national social protection strategy to protect the vulnerable. Key expected results at national level are: a) development of a comprehensive legal framework and systems on child protection for children and adolescents, including those from ethnic minority groups; b) strengthened government capacity in monitoring, inspection on violations of children’s rights and analysis the situation of CNSP; c) improved awareness, behaviours and participation among the general public, civil society and children regarding child protection; d) improved justice for children and adolescents; and e) programmes and budgets in place and implemented to reduce the vulnerability of children and adolescents to protect them from abuse, violence and exploitation, including sexual exploitation, trafficking, child labour, HIV/AIDS, and institutionalization. Key expected results at the sub-national level are: a) the piloting of policies and guidelines for the establishment of protective environments for children and adolescents, including multisectoral community-based child protection services and networks for CNSP and ANSP, and alternative care for CNSP; and b) the increased capacity of partners, through the training of social workers, counsellors, law enforcers and inspectors, to provide support services for children, adolescents and families in selected project areas. The programme will support only pilot models, which will be closely linked to policy and programme development, to influence national policies and practices to improve child protection. 4.2.6 Provincial Child-Friendly Programme: The programme will build government capacity in pro-poor socio-economic development planning at the subnational level and develop models to reach vulnerable families. The primary value added by this programme is the demonstration Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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of coordinated multisectoral investment for children and women. Experience of previous country programmes, as reflected in Mid-Term Review, has been that UNICEF assistance has been spread too thinly to achieve significant results and to demonstrate genuine inter-sectoral approaches to children’s rights: this programme is a response to those observations and conclusions. Models will include components and capacity-building for all programme sectors, including a) child survival through health and nutrition services; b) adequate water and sanitation; c) child injury prevention; d) child-friendly learning environments at home, school and community levels; e) environments for children that protect them from violence, abuse and neglect; and f) programming and planning for children and women, including through community-based monitoring and evaluation and the involvement and participation of children and youth. The subnational support of UNICEF will converge in selected provinces with situations where high disparities persist or where children are particularly vulnerable to the challenges of urbanization and industrialization. Models for capacity-building, participatory planning, monitoring and service delivery for hard-to-reach children will be evaluated and replicated within a childfriendly roll-out of the decentralization process and the implementation of the national SocioEconomic Development Plan 2006-2010 and the Decision of the Commission for Population, Family and Children on ‘Communes Fit for Children’ based on A World Fit for Children. The programme will pursue resource-leveraging within subnational plans for children and women. Key expected results are: a) strengthened sub-national capacity for realising the rights of children and women in selected provinces; b) improvement in the realisation of the rights of children and women in selected provinces as demonstrated by improved data from social indicators and other forms of evaluation; c) development of replicable models of integrated programming for children which are properly assessed and evaluated, with lessons learned being taken to scale and replicated in other provinces; and d) testing of national policies and standards, and support for development of provincial regulations and standards as necessary, based on local/provincial characteristics and situations. Provinces will be selected on the basis of: i) suitability for model development for new and emerging issues including HIV/ AIDS, child protection, migration and childhood injury prevention, and other priority issues within the country programme such as emergencies and national disasters and adolescents and youth, in both rural and urban contexts; ii) poverty levels; iii) presence of ethnic minority populations; iv) pre-existing UNICEF support and an established UNICEF presence; v) potential for joint UN working (e.g. in Kon Tum); vi) support, willingness and capacity of provincial counterparts to be part of the programme; vii) comparative advantage of UNICEF support in the context of support from other donors and avoidance of overlap with such activities; and viii) an appropriate geographical distribution. These criteria will be assessed where appropriate on relevant national data from sources including the CCA, Viet Nam’s MDGR, the UNICEF Situation Analysis and Viet Nam’s Human Development Report. Provinces will be phased in to the programme over the first three years of the country programme up to a total of ten. Dong Thap and Kon Tum will be phased in for 2006. The remaining eight provinces will be selected and phased in according to programme experience during the country programme. Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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4.2.7 Planning and Social Policy: The overall goal of the Planning and Social Policy Programme is to achieve improved laws, policies and planning processes for children and women. Key results for the programme will be: a) an increased awareness among elected, party officials, and legal and other government officials of the rights of women and children, as defined in international and national instruments; b) improved legislation on children and women in line with international standards; c) strengthened policies on ethnic minorities, particularly for ethnic minority children; d) increased knowledge available to policy makers and the public on new areas of social policy and their impact on children; e) improved monitoring and evaluation of the situation of children and women and the impact of programmes aimed at realizing their rights, including implementation of DevInfo and stronger knowledgemanagement; and f) strengthened capacity at the national level for participatory formulation, implementation and monitoring of socio-economic development plans. With regard to results d and f there will be a specific focus on policy and planning on the family and on child poverty. 4.2.8 Cross-sectoral costs will support the operational costs relating to logistics for and administration of the overall programme. This will include costs for communications staff coordinating communication activities across the programme. It will also cover security equipment, training costs, financial monitoring, programme communication, public information for fundraising and other purposes, travel and operating costs.

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Summary budget table2

(In thousands of United States dollars)

Programme Health and Nutrition Water, Environment and Sanitation Childhood Injury Prevention Education Child Protection Provincial Child-Friendly Programme Planning and Social Policy Cross sectoral costs Total

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Regular Resources 3,220 1,820 700

Other resources 10,500 9,000 7,500

Total

2,240 1,960 4,460 2,300

9,500 7,500 17,650 2,150

11,740 9,460 22,110 4,450

3,300 20,000

0 63,800

3,300 83,800

13,720 10,820 8,200

These are estimated amounts which will depend on the actual availability of UNICEF global resources and specific purpose contributions from funding partners. Country Programme Action Plan - 14 Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

Part V:

Partnership strategy

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5.1. A range of important partnerships have been established during previous programme cycles. In addition to close partnership with Government counterparts, these include: for Health and Nutrition the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNAIDS and UNFPA in particular among UN agencies; for Water, Environment and Sanitation a number of multilateral and bilateral organisations as well as local research institutes; for Childhood Injury Prevention WHO and other international NGOs; for Education UNESCO and the UK Department for International Development; for Child Protection a number of Vietnamese and international NGOs; and for Planning and Social Policy with a range of UN partners, the World Bank, the Asia Development Bank and Save the Children Alliance. These partnerships will be built upon and strengthened, in particular in the context of increased ODA for Viet Nam, and the move in some sectors towards programme-based approaches and direct budget support. 5.2. Major areas for collaborative or joint programmes: Coordination and collaboration between United Nations agencies has been strengthened over the course of the previous country programme. Valuable and extensive joint efforts in the production of the Common Country Assessment and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework have provided the basis for a number of joint programmes. The new Country Programme will see an increase in such joint programmes. A joint United Nations programme in Kon Tum Province is agreed, and a joint programme on data is being finalised. Further joint programmes have been discussed, including monitoring and evaluation, human rights and HIV/ AIDS.

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Part VI:

Programme Management

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6.1. This plan of operations will be managed in accordance with rules and regulations of the Government and UNICEF. Through its aid coordinating agencies with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) as the focal point, the Government is responsible for overall coordination of CPAP management. MPI will seek necessary advice on programme and policy issues in such a way that ensures timely and effective decision making, taking into account, in particular, the specific coordination role for issues relating to the rights of children of the Viet Nam Committee for Population, Family and Children. For each project, a governing agency (Government ministries, line ministries, Provincial People's Committees) will be designated which, working with the designated UNICEF counterpart, will have overall responsibility for planning, managing and monitoring project activities and for taking day-to-day AWP and project level decisions and be fully accountable to the Government for such decisions. Other management mechanisms at the individual programme level may be established at the discretion of implementing agencies within that programme: the format of such mechanisms shall be agreed between UNICEF and governing agencies within the programme in question. Authorised Government agencies and UNICEF shall jointly conduct annual planning and review meetings for all programmes covered by this Country Programme Action Plan, in the last quarter of each year. Other UN agencies and representatives of multilateral and bilateral donors, as well as collaborating non-governmental organisations, shall be invited to participate in these meetings as appropriate. Based on CPAP, Annual Work Plans (AWPs) will detail the activities to be carried out, the responsible implementing institutions, timeframes and planned inputs from the Government and UNICEF. The AWPs are the basis for authorised Government agencies to request disbursements, supplies or services from UNICEF. 6.2. Joint programmes: Joint programmes will be undertaken using the agreed programme management modalities provided by the United Nations Development Group. For the agreed joint United Nations Programme in Kon Tum Province, UNICEF will be the managing agent in a mixed parallel/ pooled modality. 6.3. Resource mobilisation: There is considerable donor interest in Viet Nam, as evidenced by the record amount pledged by donors for 2005, with a stated intention to increase this amount in coming years. This arises from a shared view among donors that Viet Nam is a country where donor funds achieve results. UNICEF has established and strong relationships with a range of funding partners, including UNICEF National Committees which provided about one-third of Other Resources for the previous country programme. These relationships will be maintained and strengthened through ongoing partnership including field visits and joint programme reviews and consultations. The key challenge with regard to resource mobilisation is to make clear UNICEF’s added value in the context of an increased move to programme-based approaches and direct budget support. In addition to these established sources of funding, UNICEF will also increase its efforts in the area of private sector fundraising, building upon relationships already established during the 2005 tsunami appeal. Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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6.4. Human resource requirements: UNICEF’s new Country Programme has an increased focus on supporting the development of laws, policies and programmes, in the context of a crowded and sophisticated development environment. This requires staff to bring international experience to bear on national challenges. The anticipated record levels of ODA for Viet Nam during the course of this country programme, and the move towards programme-based approaches and direct budget support necessitate staff capacity to leverage the opportunities that will arise to the maximum benefit of children. For both these reasons, it is necessary to maintain a strong international character to the staffing of the office. In addition to requiring international staff, the elements of the new country programme suggest a changed skill set for UNICEF staff compared to the previous one. The increased emphasis on support to laws and policies, and the development of ODA partnerships will require professionals who are technically competent and experienced, but who are also credible communicators and have partnership management skills. The increased emphasis on crosscutting and cross-sectoral programming will require staff to be able to work more collaboratively and, where necessary, to lead collaboration both internally and externally. The adoption of the new Resource Transfer Modality (RTM) will shift work away from detailed transaction processing towards output monitoring. Successful achievement of the results of this country programme will also depend heavily on the relevant staff of Government counterparts. Government agencies will make available competent staff with the necessary technical skills and clear assignments with the required allocation of time to deliver those results. 6.5. Management modalities at sub-national level: The new country programme involves a new programme aimed at providing support directly to provincial level through the Provincial Child-Friendly Programme. Through this programme, Annual Work Plans (AWPs) will be signed directly with Provincial People’s Committees (PPCs), with the contents of those being developed as a part of the provincial socio-economic development plan. These AWPs will provide the basis for direct transfer of funds to PPCs. Within UNICEF, the Provincial ChildFriendly Programme will be managed by a new section with dedicated staff: technical inputs in specific sectors will be provided by staff from other sectoral programmes of the Country Programme. In addition to the PCFP there will also be exceptional sub-national level activities. These will generally be conducted through central level ministries. These include: interventions within a single sector in provinces where an issue exists that UNICEF prioritises but which lies geographically outside of the selected provinces of the PCFP (e.g. water quality); interventions involving a number of sectors in provinces where an issue exists that UNICEF prioritises but which lies geographically outside of the selected provinces of the PCFP (e.g. HIV/ AIDS); and ongoing model development until 2008 where such development has been initiated and where additional time is required to generate useful experience from those models and thereby achieve return on investment to date (e.g. CIP). The process of geographical convergence will be phased over the first three years of the country programme, with PCFP provinces being phased in, and existing sub-national activities in non-PCFP provinces being phased out: as a result, some sub-national activities may be in the process of being phased out in non-PCFP provinces in the period up to the MTR.

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6.6 Harmonised cash transfer modality: All cash transfers to an Implementing Partner are based on the Annual Work Plans agreed between the Implementing Partner and UNICEF. Cash transfers for activities detailed in AWPs can be made using the following modalities: • •

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Cash transferred directly to the Implementing Partner either prior to the start of activities (direct cash transfer), or after activities have been completed (reimbursement); Direct payment to vendors or third parties for obligations incurred by the Implementing Partners on the basis of requests signed by the designated official of the Implementing Partner; Direct payments to vendors or third parties for obligations incurred by UNICEF in support of activities agreed with Implementing Partners.

Direct cash transfers shall be requested and released for programme implementation periods not exceeding three months. Reimbursements of previously authorized expenditures shall be requested and released quarterly or after the completion of activities. UNICEF shall not be obligated to reimburse expenditure made by the Implementing Partner over and above the authorized amounts. Following the completion of any activity, any balance of funds shall be reprogrammed by mutual agreement between the Implementing Partner and UNICEF, or refunded. Cash transfer modalities, the size of disbursements, and the scope and frequency of assurance activities will be selected on the basis of the requirements of effective programme implementation, and may be influenced by the findings of a review of the public financial management capacity in the case of a Government Implementing Partner, and of an assessment of the financial management capacity of the Implementing Partner. A qualified consultant, such as an independent auditing firm, selected by ExCom agencies (UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA) may conduct such an assessment, in which the Implementing Partner shall participate. Cash transfer modalities, the size of disbursements, and the scope and frequency of assurance activities may be revised in the course of programme implementation based on the findings of programme monitoring, expenditure monitoring and reporting, and audits.

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Part VII:

7.1.

Monitoring and Evaluation

General provisions:

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VietInfo will provide the foundation for monitoring of the

programme. The final programme evaluation will be undertaken in the context of the final UNDAF review in year four of the programme cycle in order to contribute to the preparation of the next country programme. A number of evaluations are foreseen at the sectoral level over the course of the programme cycle. Further details are provided in the Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (IMEP) in Annex 1.

7.2.

Overall strategies and modalities for monitoring and evaluation

Programme monitoring will include mid-year and annual reviews undertaken with partners, alongside field visits, evaluations and surveys as indicated in the Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Indicators tracked in VietInfo will provide both a) external monitoring of the situation and of the progress towards realizing the rights of children and women, and b) internal monitoring of programme performance. The 2008 MTR will evaluate the effectiveness of national and sub-national child- and womenfriendly socio-economic development policies and programmes in reaching vulnerable groups. UNICEF will support the UNDAF evaluation in collaboration with United Nations agencies and government and other national partners. The situation analysis will be updated at the MTR and in the final year of the programme cycle. 7.3 Implementing partners agree to cooperate with UNICEF for monitoring all activities supported by cash transfers and will facilitate access to relevant financial records and personnel responsible for the administration of cash provided by the UNICEF. To that effect, Implementing partners agree to the following: • Periodic on-site reviews and spot checks of their financial records by UNICEF or its representatives, • Programmatic monitoring of activities following UNICEF’s standards and guidance for site visits and field monitoring, • Special or scheduled audits: UNICEF, in collaboration with other UN agencies where so desired and in consultation with the MPI and other authorised Government agencies will establish an annual audit plan, giving priority to audits of Implementing Partners with large amounts of cash assistance provided by UNICEF, and those whose financial management capacity needs strengthening. Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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The audits will be commissioned by UNICEF and undertaken by private audit services.

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Part VIII:

Commitments of UNICEF

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8.1. The UNICEF Executive Board has approved a total commitment not exceeding the equivalent of USD 20,000,000 from UNICEF Regular Resources, subject to availability of funds, to support the activities detailed in this Country Programme Action Plan, for the period beginning 2006 and ending 2010. 8.2. The UNICEF Executive Board has also authorised UNICEF to seek additional funding to support the programmes specified in this Country Programme Action Plan, referred therein as Other Resources, to an amount equivalent to USD 63,800,000. The availability of these funds will be subject to donor interest in proposed projects. To this end, UNICEF will undertake to advocate their support within the local and international donor community. 8.3. The above funding commitments and proposals are exclusive of funding received in response to emergency appeals, which may be launched by Government or by the United Nations System in response to a Government request. 8.4. UNICEF support to the development and implementation of activities within the Country Programme Action Plan may include technical support, cash assistance, supplies and equipment, procurement services, transport, funds for advocacy, research and studies, consultancies, programme development, monitoring and evaluation, training activities and staff support. Part of UNICEF support may be provided to Non Governmental Organisations as agreed within the framework of the individual programmes. 8.5. UNICEF shall appoint project staff and, in agreement with counterparts as appropriate, consultants for programme development, programme support, technical assistance, as well as monitoring and evaluation activities. 8.6. Subject to annual reviews and progress in the implementation of the programme, UNICEF funds are distributed by calendar year and in accordance with the Country Programme Action Plan. These budgets will be reviewed and further detailed in the Annual Work Plans. By mutual consent between the Government and UNICEF, if the rate of implementation in any project is substantially below the annual estimates, funds not earmarked by donors to UNICEF for specific projects may be re-allocated to other programmatically equally worthwhile projects that are expected to achieve faster rates of execution.

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8.7. UNICEF will consult with ministries and agencies concerned on timely requisition of cash assistance, supplies and equipment, or services. UNICEF will keep concerned officials informed of the movement of commodities, in order to facilitate efficient and timely clearing, warehousing and distribution. 8.8. In consultation with the Governing agency UNICEF maintains the right to request a joint review of the use of commodities supplied but not used for the purposes specified in this Country Programme Action Plan and Annual Work Plans, for the purpose of reprogramming those commodities within the framework of the CPAP. 8.9. In case of direct cash transfer or reimbursement, UNICEF shall notify the Implementing Partner of the amount approved by UNICEF within ten working days and shall disburse funds to the Implementing Partner in within ten working days of notification. 8.10. In case of direct payment to vendors or third parties for obligations incurred by the Implementing Partners on the basis of requests signed by the designated official of the Implementing Partner; or to vendors or third parties for obligations incurred by UNICEF in support of activities agreed with Implementing Partners, UNICEF shall proceed with the payment within ten working days. 8.11. UNICEF shall not have any direct liability under the contractual arrangements concluded between the Implementing Partner and a third party vendor. 8.12. Where more than one UN agency provides cash to the same Implementing Partner, programme monitoring, financial monitoring and auditing will be undertaken jointly or coordinated with those UN agencies.

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Part IX:

Commitments of the Government

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9.1. The Government will provide all personnel, premises, supplies, technical assistance and funds, recurring and non-recurring support, necessary for the programme, except as provided by UNICEF and/or other United Nations agencies, international organisations or bilateral agencies, or non-governmental organisations. 9.2. The Government will support UNICEF’s efforts to raise funds required to meet the financial needs of the Programme of Cooperation and will cooperate with UNICEF by: encouraging potential donor government to make available to UNICEF the funds needed to implement the unfunded components of the programme; endorsing UNICEF’s effort to raise funds for the programme from the private sector both internationally and in Viet Nam; and by permitting contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations in Viet Nam to support this programme. 9.3. In accordance with the BCA, the Government will be responsible for the clearance, receipt, warehousing, distribution and accounting of supplies and equipment made available by UNICEF. All supplies, equipment or services procured in support of UNICEF assisted programmes under this CPAP will be exempted from special consumption taxes, duties and Value Added Tax (VAT). This applies both to direct UNICEF procurement and procurement through the Government. Other fees and tolls will be covered by Government counterpart funds. 9.4. Cash assistance for travel, stipends, honoraria and other costs shall be set at rates commensurate with those applied in the country, but not higher than those applicable to the United Nations System (as stated in the ICSC circulars). 9.5. A standard Fund Authorization and Certificate of Expenditures (FACE) report, reflecting the activity lines of the Annual Work Plan (AWP), will be used by Implementing Partners to request the release of funds, or to secure the agreement that UNICEF will reimburse or directly pay for planned expenditure. The Implementing Partners will use the FACE to report on the utilization of cash received. The Implementing Partner shall identify the designated official(s) authorized to provide the account details, request and certify the use of cash. The FACE will be certified by the designated official(s) of the Implementing Partner. 9.6. Cash transferred to Implementing Partners should be spent for the purpose of activities as agreed in the AWPs only. Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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9.7. Cash received by the Government and national NGO Implementing Partners shall be used in accordance with established national regulations, policies and procedures consistent with international standards, in particular ensuring that cash is expended for activities as agreed in the AWPs, and ensuring that reports on the full utilization of all received cash are submitted to UNICEF within six months after receipt of the funds. Where any of the national regulations, policies and procedures are not consistent with international standards, the Government and UNICEF will agree policies and procedures to be applied as detailed in the Joint Operational Guidelines. 9.8. In the case of international NGO, INGO and IGO Implementing Partners cash received shall be used in accordance with international standards in particular ensuring that cash is expended for activities as agreed in the AWPs, and ensuring that reports on the full utilization of all received cash are submitted to UNICEF within six months after receipt of the funds. 9.9. To facilitate scheduled and special audits, each Implementing Partner receiving cash from UNICEF will provide UN Agency or its representative with timely access to: • all financial records which establish the transactional record of the cash transfers provided by UNICEF; • all relevant documentation and personnel associated with the functioning of the Implementing Partner’s internal control structure through which the cash transfers have passed. 9.10. The findings of each audit will be reported to the Implementing Partner, the Government Aid Coordinating Agencies, CPFC and UNICEF. Each Implementing Partner will furthermore: • Receive and review the audit report issued by the auditors. • Provide a timely statement of the acceptance or rejection of any audit recommendation to the UNICEF that provided cash • Undertake timely actions to address the accepted audit recommendations. • Report on the actions taken to implement accepted recommendations to the UN on a quarterly basis. 9.11. When organising periodic programme review and planning meetings, including annual reviews, annual planning meetings and the Mid-Term Review, Government shall encourage and facilitate the participation of donors, United Nations agencies, members of the UNICEF Executive Board, non-governmental organisation or civil society organisations, as appropriate. 9.12. The Government will authorise the publication, if appropriate, through various national and international media of the results of the Programme of Cooperation, and experiences derived therefrom. Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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9.13. As per the provision of the BCA, the Government will be responsible for dealing with any claims, which may be brought by third parties against UNICEF and its officials, advisors and agents. UNICEF and its officials, advisors and agents will not be held responsible for any claims and liabilities resulting from operations under this agreement, except where it is mutually agreed by Government and UNICEF that such claims and liabilities arise from gross negligence or misconduct of such advisors, agents or employees. 9.14. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Government shall insure or indemnify UNICEF from civil liability under the law of the country in respect of project vehicles under the control of or use by the Government.

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Chapter X:

Other provisions

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10.1. This Country Programme Action Plan and the Programme Plans of Operation/ Project Lists with Outlines annexed hereto/which form volume II of this agreement shall supersede any previously signed Master Plan of Operations and become effective upon signature, but will be understood to cover programme activities to be implemented during the period from 2006 through 2010. 10.2. The Country Programme Action Plan and Programme Plans of Operations/ Project Lists with Outlines annexed hereto which form volume II of this agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Government and UNICEF, based on the outcome of the annual reviews, the Mid Term Review or compelling circumstances. 10.3. Nothing in this Country Programme Action Plan shall in any way be construed to waive the protection of UNICEF accorded by the contents and substance of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946, to which the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam acceded in 1988 without relevant reservation. 10.4. IN WITNESS THEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed this Country Programme Action Plan on this [day of month] day of [month, year] in Hanoi, Viet Nam. For the Government of the Socialist Fund Republic of Vietnam

For the United Nations Children’s

(Stamp, Name, Title)

(Stamp, Name, Title)

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Surveys, studies (including SITAN related)

2006

2007

2008

 Baseline survey in PCFP  MICS3  National survey on vitamin A and iron deficiency  East Asia Learning Achievement Study (until 2008)  Action Research on the use of mother tongue and bilingual education for early childhood education in 2 EM sites  Studies and research on topics on early childhood education and psychosocial development  Study on transition of ethnic minority girls from primary to lower secondary education  Hygiene behaviour survey at communities and schools  Study on youth’s preferred communication models  Study on vulnerable youth in Vietnam  Assessment of laws, policies and practices on child protection  Assessment of the Court

 Baseline survey in PCFP (if staging of provinces)  Studies on HIV and children (support to existing surveillance with focus on children)  Studies on feeding options for children born to HIV positive mothers  KAP: on maternal and child health at project areas (i.e. health seeking behaviours); on HIVrelated issues for EM  Study on demand of and access to VCT/PMTCT  East Asia Learning Achievement Study (until 2008)  Action research on the use of mother tongue and bilingual

 East Asia Learning Achievement Study (until 2008)  Action research on the use of mother tongue and bilingual education for early childhood education in 2 EM sites (cont.)  2nd SAVY  Water quality survey  KAP/ Communication on CIP for general public

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2009  SITAN  East Asia Learning Achievement Study (until 2008)  Action research on the use of mother tongue and bilingual education for early childhood education in 2 EM sites (cont.)  Assessment of Action Research outcomes – school readiness of 6 year ethnic minority children  Assessment of subnational capacity for ECD in PCFP provinces  Qualitative study of emerging youth issues to strengthen knowledge base

2010  MICS  East Asia Learning Achievement Study (until 2008)  Action research on the use of mother tongue and bilingual education for early childhood education in 2 EM sites (cont.)  Survey on rural water quality, hygienic sanitation

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2006

2007

System for children  Study on Child Labour in Vietnam  Research into high risk behaviour of youth and young people  Study on helmet and life jacket  Assessment of specific injury risk and communication habits of adolescent and youth  Assessment of specific injury risk and communication habits of selected ethnic minority groups  Study on situation of equipment and health staff's KAP regarding essential trauma care in selected health facilities  Study on poisoning  Study on KAP regarding burn prevention/first aid of admitted patients at the Burn Institute  Study on Impact of Globalization and Market Integration on Children in

education for early childhood education in 2 EM sites (cont.)  Study of the Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Children’s Physiological, Cognitive and Social Development3  Studies related to lower secondary education  Study on Childhood Injuries and Disabilities

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2009

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2009

2010

Vietnam  Innovative technical WES solutions for disabled children  Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on WES among Ethnic Minority Groups  Nation wide baseline survey on water supply and environmental situation  Water Quality Data Quality Assurance – baseline data  WES counterpart capacity and human resource development needs assessment  Health impact of arsenic contamination (arsenicosis) in high risk communes in the Mekong Delta  Piloting model of arsenic filter at community level  Effective WES management models for reaching the unreached poorest rural & ethnic families  Impact of 3-year Intensive Sanitation Promotion (ISP) Project Interventions  SSHE (School Sanitation and Country Programme Action Plan Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010

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2007

2008

2009

2010

 Annual EPI Review – by NIHE/MOH  Annual Nutrition Review by NIN  Review on 3 years implementation of free health care for children<6 yrs.  Evaluation of piloted comprehensive packages for prepregnant and pregnant women  Review of 3 years implementation of PMTCT at 5 pilot districts/provinces  Evaluation of UN Joint Youth initiatives (jointly)  Review of the implementation of UNICEF-supported

 UNICEF – SRVN MidTerm Review  Annual EPI Review – by NIHE/MOH  Annual Nutrition Review by NIN  National survey on Iodine deficiency disorders  Impact evaluation of media campaign at national and subnational levels (ECD)  Evaluation of child survival package  Review of 3 year implementation of Decrees on nutrition  Impact assessment of adolescent friendly lower secondary education  Mid-term evaluation on

 Annual EPI Review – by NIHE/MOH  Annual Nutrition Review by NIN  Evaluation of using CBM tools for monitoring “benchmark”  Evaluation of capacity for decentralized implementation (through sub national programme)

 End-of-cycle CP Evaluation  Impact Evaluation on Reaching the unreached  Evaluation of these models and consolidation of experiences  Annual EPI Review – by NIHE/MOH  Annual Nutrition Review by NIN  National survey on sustainable IDD elimination  Review of implementation of the national Decree on nutrition  Evaluation of adolescent development and participation project with

Hygiene Education) assessment on hygiene practices of children at primary schools and kindergartens Evaluation

 Annual EPI Review – by NIHE/MOH  Annual Nutrition Review by NIN  Evaluation of iron folate tablet supplement and multiple micronutrient for pre and PWs in 3 pilot provinces  Child safe home review  Evaluation of key family practice  Evaluation of child protection activities for emergency (floods; droughts) in the South incl. key recommendations for 2006-2010  Evaluation of Vietnam-China 5 years cooperation on antitrafficking  CIP Project Review  Joint Impact Assessment of IECD  Impact Assessment of CFPE

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Monitoring systems

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2007

2008

project  Impact Assessment of HLLS teaching programme in lower secondary schools  Assessment of impact of UNICEF supported WES IEC materials  Assessment of provincial water quality testing capacity

Trafficking and CSEC activities  Review of the implementation of the alternative care activities

 VietInfo  PROMS  Community-based monitoring & progress assessment system (COMPAS)  WES Mapper  Community based water quality monitoring system inc, arsenic

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hygiene behaviours  Assessment on CIP IEC products and activities  Evaluation of 5 years implementation of model demonstration  Review of the social work and counselling project  Review of the pilot implementation of CBCP Network  Review of the inspection system and Ombudsman function  External Evaluation of SIDA-funded project, Children in Contact with the Law  VietInfo  PROMS  COMPAS  WES Mapper  CBWQMS  Follow-up of recommendations of monitoring trips

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2010 particular focus on learning achievements at secondary education level  Evaluation on Reaching the un-reach;  Hygiene behaviour evaluation  Final evaluation of the MRE activities

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VietInfo PROMS COMPAS WES Mapper CBWQMS Follow-up of recommendations of monitoring trips

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2008

monitoring (CBWQMS)  Follow-up of recommendations of monitoring trips  Annual review meeting  Tripartite meeting  Field visits by UNICEF, GACA, CPFC and Project management board  Injury surveillance system in project locations  CP Indicators Monitoring System [incorporating Juvenile Justice (JJ) indicators and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Indicator Monitoring System]  A systematic data collecting mechanism on CNSP in project area

 Annual review meeting  Tripartite meeting  Framework for measurement and evaluation of changes in the legislation/ policy environment  Field visits by UNICEF, GACA, CPFC and Project management board  CP Indicators Monitoring System (pilot)

 Annual review meeting  Tripartite meeting  Field visits by UNICEF, GACA, CPFC and Project management board  CP Indicators Monitoring System (pilot)

 Annual review meeting  Tripartite meeting  Field visits by UNICEF, GACA, CPFC and Project management board  CP Indicators Monitoring System

 Annual review meeting  Tripartite meeting  Field visits by UNICEF, GACA, CPFC and Project management board  CP Indicators monitoring System

 VHLSS2006  Population Change and Family Planning Survey  EPI surveillance system  Iodised salt and iodine deficiency surveillance  MOH surveillance system

 DHS 2007  Population Change and Family Planning Survey  EPI surveillance system  Iodised salt and

• VHLSS2008 • Population Change and Family Planning Survey  EPI surveillance system  Iodised salt and iodine

• Census 2009 • Population Change and Family Planning Survey • EPI surveillance system • Iodised salt and

• VHLSS2010 • MICS • Population Change and Family Planning Survey • EPI surveillance system • Iodised salt and iodine deficiency surveillance

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iodine deficiency surveillance MOH surveillance system Cluster Sampling Survey on child malnutrition Community- based injury surveillance system CP Indicators Data Collection through Routine Monitoring Systems and Surveys Data Collection on CNSP from project site

2008 deficiency surveillance  MOH surveillance system  Cluster Sampling Survey on child malnutrition • Community-based injury surveillance system • CP Indicators Data Collection through Routine Monitoring Systems and Surveys • Data Collection on CNSP from project site

2009 iodine deficiency surveillance • MOH surveillance system  Cluster Sampling Survey on child malnutrition

2010 • MOH surveillance system  Cluster Sampling Survey on child malnutrition • UNAIDS system • Community-based injury surveillance system • CP Indicators Data Collection through Routine Monitoring Systems and Surveys • Data Collection on CNSP from project site

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2007

2008

M&E capacity building (UNICEF and partners)

 VietInfo training  COMPAS training for staff and partners  Training on revised MOLISA Routine Monitoring System  HRBA programming

 VietInfo training  COMPAS training for counterpart  Results-based management and M&E training  Training on Juvenile justice data monitoring system for partners at central and local level  Training on CSEC Monitoring for partners at central and local levels  HRBA programming

 VietInfo training  COMPAS training for counterpart  Training in operationalising the community-based monitoring system  Training on CP Indicator System for central and local level  Training on JJ data monitoring system for partners at central and local level  HRBA programming

 VietInfo training  HRBA programming

 VietInfo training  Results-based management and M&E training  HRBA programming

Publications

 MICS3 Report  Report on National Iodine deficiency disorders survey (started 2005)  Report on results of survey on vitamin A and iron deficiency anaemia

• Study on vulnerable youths in Vietnam • Study on Communitybased CP network • Study on existing specialized CP services in Vietnam • Report on the Investigation Procedures and Court System

• Mid-term evaluation report • Child Protection Indicator Report • Review Report on Children’s Right Inspection System and Ombuds function • Juvenile justice Data Report published annually

• SITAN • Child Protection Indicator Report • Juvenile justice Data Report published annually

• Evaluation report • Child Protection Indicator Report • Juvenile justice Data Report published annually

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2007 • Report on Child Labour in Vietnam

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2009

2010

• Report on UNICEFsupported activities on CSEC and trafficking • Report on Alternative Care in Vietnam

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