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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
January 2006
Country Programme Action Plan -1-
Viet Nam-UNICEF 2006-20010
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Contents Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
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

Viet Nam
The Framework UNICEF
2006
2010
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;
• Building upon the experience gained and progress made during the implementation of
the previous Programme of Cooperation;
• Entering into a new period of cooperation from 1st January 2006 to 31st December
2010;
• 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 Nam
UNICEF
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2010
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.

Part II: The situation of children and Viet
women in Viet Nam Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
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.
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.

Part III: Past cooperation and lessons Viet
learned Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
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).
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: Proposed programme Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
4.1. 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 sub-
national capacity for planning, monitoring and evaluation for the Viet Nam Development Goals
and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; (f) child-friendly models for sub-
national 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 child-
friendly 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.

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.
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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 Child-
Friendly 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

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 multi-
sectoral 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
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 child-
friendly roll-out of the decentralization process and the implementation of the national Socio-
Economic 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.

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 knowledge-
management; 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.
4.3 Summary budget table2
(In thousands of United States dollars)
Regular Other Total

Programme Resources resources
Health and Nutrition 3,220 10,500 13,720
Water, Environment and Sanitation 1,820 9,000 10,820
Childhood Injury Prevention 700 7,500 8,200
Education 2,240 9,500 11,740
Child Protection 1,960 7,500 9,460
Provincial Child-Friendly Programme 4,460 17,650 22,110
Planning and Social Policy 2,300 2,150 4,450
Cross sectoral costs 3,300 0 3,300
Total 20,000 63,800 83,800
2
These are estimated amounts which will depend on the actual availability of UNICEF global resources
and specific purpose contributions from funding partners.
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Part V: Partnership strategy Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
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 Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
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.
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 cross-
cutting 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 Child-
Friendly 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.

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:
• 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.

Viet
Part VII: Monitoring and Evaluation Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
7.1. General provisions: 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 women-
friendly 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.

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

Viet
Part VIII: Commitments of UNICEF Nam
UNICEF
2006
2010
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.

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.

Part IX: Commitments of the
Viet Nam
Government UNICEF
2006
2010
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.
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.

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.

Viet Nam
Chapter X: Other provisions UNICEF
2006
2010
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 For the United Nations Children’s
Fund
Republic of Vietnam
(Stamp, Name, Title) (Stamp, Name, Title)

ANNEX 1
VIET NAM Multi-year Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (IMEP) 2006-2010
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Surveys,  Baseline survey in PCFP  Baseline survey in  East Asia Learning  SITAN  MICS
studies  MICS3 PCFP (if staging of Achievement Study  East Asia Learning  East Asia Learning
(including  National survey on vitamin A provinces) (until 2008) Achievement Study Achievement Study
SITAN related) and iron deficiency  Studies on HIV and  Action research on the (until 2008) (until 2008)
 East Asia Learning children (support to use of mother tongue  Action research on  Action research on the
Achievement Study (until 2008) existing surveillance and bilingual education the use of mother use of mother tongue
 Action Research on the use of with focus on for early childhood tongue and bilingual and bilingual education
mother tongue and bilingual children) education in 2 EM education for early for early childhood
education for early childhood  Studies on feeding sites (cont.) childhood education education in 2 EM sites
education in 2 EM sites options for children  2nd SAVY in 2 EM sites (cont.) (cont.)
 Studies and research on topics born to HIV positive  Water quality survey  Assessment of  Survey on rural water
on early childhood education mothers  KAP/ Communication Action Research quality, hygienic
and psychosocial development  KAP: on maternal on CIP for general outcomes – school sanitation
 Study on transition of ethnic and child health at public readiness of 6 year
minority girls from primary to project areas (i.e. ethnic minority
lower secondary education health seeking children
 Hygiene behaviour survey at behaviours); on HIV-  Assessment of sub-
communities and schools related issues for EM national capacity for
 Study on youth’s preferred  Study on demand of ECD in PCFP
communication models and access to provinces
 Study on vulnerable youth in VCT/PMTCT  Qualitative study of
Vietnam  East Asia Learning emerging youth
 Assessment of laws, policies Achievement Study issues to strengthen
and practices on child (until 2008) knowledge base
protection  Action research on
 Assessment of the Court the use of mother
tongue and bilingual

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
System for children education for early

 Study on Child Labour in childhood education
Vietnam in 2 EM sites (cont.)
 Research into high risk  Study of the Effects of
behaviour of youth and young Early Childhood
people Interventions on
 Study on helmet and life jacket Children’s
 Assessment of specific injury Physiological,
risk and communication habits Cognitive and Social
of adolescent and youth Development3
 Assessment of specific injury  Studies related to
lower secondary
risk and communication habits
education
of selected ethnic minority
 Study on Childhood
groups
Injuries and
 Study on situation of
Disabilities
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
3
Standards setting

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 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 un-
reached poorest rural & ethnic
families
 Impact of 3-year Intensive
Sanitation Promotion (ISP)
Project Interventions
 SSHE (School Sanitation and

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hygiene Education)
assessment on hygiene
practices of children at primary
schools and kindergartens
Evaluation  Annual EPI Review – by  Annual EPI Review –  UNICEF – SRVN Mid-  Annual EPI Review –  End-of-cycle CP
NIHE/MOH by NIHE/MOH Term Review by NIHE/MOH Evaluation
 Annual Nutrition Review by  Annual Nutrition  Annual EPI Review –  Annual Nutrition  Impact Evaluation on
NIN Review by NIN by NIHE/MOH Review by NIN Reaching the un-
 Evaluation of iron folate tablet  Review on 3 years  Annual Nutrition  Evaluation of using reached
supplement and multiple implementation of Review by NIN CBM tools for  Evaluation of these
micronutrient for pre and PWs free health care for  National survey on monitoring “bench- models and
in 3 pilot provinces children<6 yrs. Iodine deficiency mark” consolidation of
 Child safe home review  Evaluation of piloted disorders  Evaluation of experiences
 Evaluation of key family comprehensive  Impact evaluation of capacity for  Annual EPI Review – by
practice packages for pre- media campaign at decentralized NIHE/MOH
 Evaluation of child protection pregnant and national and sub- implementation  Annual Nutrition Review
activities for emergency pregnant women national levels (ECD) (through sub national by NIN
(floods; droughts) in the South  Review of 3 years  Evaluation of child programme)  National survey on
incl. key recommendations for implementation of survival package sustainable IDD
2006-2010 PMTCT at 5 pilot  Review of 3 year elimination
 Evaluation of Vietnam-China 5 districts/provinces implementation of  Review of
years cooperation on anti-  Evaluation of UN Decrees on nutrition implementation of the
trafficking Joint Youth initiatives  Impact assessment of national Decree on
 CIP Project Review (jointly) adolescent friendly nutrition
 Joint Impact Assessment of  Review of the lower secondary  Evaluation of adolescent
IECD implementation of education development and
 Impact Assessment of CFPE UNICEF-supported  Mid-term evaluation on participation project with

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
project Trafficking and CSEC hygiene behaviours particular focus on

 Impact Assessment of HLLS activities  Assessment on CIP learning achievements
teaching programme in lower  Review of the IEC products and at secondary education
secondary schools implementation of the activities level
 Assessment of impact of alternative care  Evaluation of 5 years  Evaluation on Reaching
UNICEF supported WES IEC activities implementation of the un-reach;
materials model demonstration  Hygiene behaviour
 Assessment of provincial water  Review of the social evaluation
quality testing capacity work and counselling  Final evaluation of the
project MRE activities
 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
Monitoring  VietInfo  VietInfo  VietInfo  VietInfo  VietInfo
systems  PROMS  PROMS  PROMS  PROMS  PROMS
 Community-based monitoring  COMPAS  COMPAS  COMPAS  COMPAS
& progress assessment system  WES Mapper  WES Mapper  WES Mapper  WES Mapper
(COMPAS)  CBWQMS  CBWQMS  CBWQMS  CBWQMS
 WES Mapper  Follow-up of  Follow-up of  Follow-up of  Follow-up of
 Community based water quality recommendations of recommendations of recommendations of recommendations of
monitoring system inc, arsenic monitoring trips monitoring trips monitoring trips monitoring trips

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
monitoring (CBWQMS)  Annual review  Annual review meeting  Annual review  Annual review meeting
 Follow-up of recommendations meeting  Tripartite meeting meeting  Tripartite meeting
of monitoring trips  Tripartite meeting  Field visits by UNICEF,  Tripartite meeting  Field visits by UNICEF,
 Annual review meeting  Framework for GACA, CPFC and  Field visits by GACA, CPFC and
 Tripartite meeting measurement and Project management UNICEF, GACA, Project management
 Field visits by UNICEF, GACA, evaluation of changes board CPFC and Project board
CPFC and Project in the legislation/  CP Indicators management board  CP Indicators monitoring
management board policy environment Monitoring System  CP Indicators System
 Injury surveillance system in  Field visits by (pilot) Monitoring System
project locations UNICEF, GACA,
 CP Indicators Monitoring CPFC and Project
System [incorporating Juvenile management board
Justice (JJ) indicators and  CP Indicators
Commercial Sexual Monitoring System
Exploitation of Children (pilot)
(CSEC) Indicator Monitoring
System]
 A systematic data collecting
mechanism on CNSP in project
area
Partners’  VHLSS2006  DHS 2007 • VHLSS2008 • Census 2009 • VHLSS2010

major data  Population Change and Family  Population Change • Population Change • Population Change • MICS
collection Planning Survey and Family Planning and Family Planning and Family Planning • Population Change and
activities  EPI surveillance system Survey Survey Survey Family Planning Survey
 Iodised salt and iodine  EPI surveillance  EPI surveillance • EPI surveillance • EPI surveillance system
deficiency surveillance system system system • Iodised salt and iodine
 MOH surveillance system  Iodised salt and  Iodised salt and iodine • Iodised salt and deficiency surveillance

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
 Cluster Sampling Survey on iodine deficiency deficiency surveillance iodine deficiency • MOH surveillance
child malnutrition surveillance  MOH surveillance surveillance system
 Community-based injury  MOH surveillance system • MOH surveillance  Cluster Sampling
surveillance system system  Cluster Sampling system Survey on child
 CP Indicators Data Collection  Cluster Sampling Survey on child  Cluster Sampling malnutrition
through Government Routine Survey on child malnutrition Survey on child • UNAIDS system
Monitoring Systems and malnutrition • Community-based malnutrition • Community-based injury
Surveys • Community- based injury surveillance surveillance system
 MOLISA Routine Monitoring injury surveillance system • CP Indicators Data
System on CNSP system • CP Indicators Data Collection through
 MOLISA Surveys on CNSP • CP Indicators Data Collection through Routine Monitoring
Collection through Routine Monitoring Systems and Surveys
Routine Monitoring Systems and Surveys • Data Collection on
Systems and Surveys • Data Collection on CNSP from project site
• Data Collection on CNSP from project site
CNSP from project
site

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
M&E capacity  VietInfo training  VietInfo training  VietInfo training  VietInfo training  VietInfo training
building  COMPAS training for staff and  COMPAS training for  COMPAS training for  HRBA programming  Results-based
(UNICEF and partners counterpart counterpart management and M&E
partners)  Training on revised MOLISA  Results-based  Training in training
Routine Monitoring System management and operationalising the  HRBA programming
 HRBA programming M&E training community-based
 Training on Juvenile monitoring system
justice data  Training on CP
monitoring system for Indicator System for
partners at central central and local level
and local level  Training on JJ data
 Training on CSEC monitoring system for
Monitoring for partners at central and
partners at central local level
and local levels  HRBA programming
 HRBA programming
Publications  MICS3 Report • Study on vulnerable • Mid-term evaluation • SITAN • Evaluation report
 Report on National Iodine youths in Vietnam report • Child Protection • Child Protection
deficiency disorders survey • Study on Community- • Child Protection Indicator Report Indicator Report
(started 2005) based CP network Indicator Report • Juvenile justice Data • Juvenile justice Data
 Report on results of survey on • Study on existing • Review Report on Report published Report published
vitamin A and iron deficiency specialized CP Children’s Right annually annually
anaemia services in Vietnam Inspection System and
• Report on the Ombuds function
Investigation • Juvenile justice Data
Procedures and Court Report published
System annually

ANNEX 1
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
• Report on Child • Report on UNICEF-

Labour in Vietnam supported activities on
CSEC and trafficking
• Report on Alternative
Care in Vietnam


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Country Programme Action Plan

The Government of the Socialist

The United Nations Children’s Fund

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

Country Programme Action Plan -2-

• Declaring that these responsibilities will be fulfilled in a spirit of friendly cooperation;

Have agreed as follows:

Country Programme Action Plan -3-

Country Programme Action Plan -4-

Country Programme Action Plan -6-

3.1. Key results achieved

3.1.3 Model development: Several pilot models, including on prevention of mother-to-child

3.1.5 Emergencies: UNICEF has mainstreamed disaster preparedness and response

3.2. Lessons learned

Country Programme Action Plan -8-

4.1. Country Programme Outcomes and Strategies

Country Programme Action Plan -9-

4.2. Programme Components

Country Programme Action Plan - 11 -

Country Programme Action Plan - 13 -

4.3 Summary budget table2

(In thousands of United States dollars)

Regular Other Total

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6.3. Resource mobilisation: There is considerable donor interest in Viet Nam, as

Country Programme Action Plan - 17 -

Country Programme Action Plan - 18 -

7.2. Overall strategies and modalities for monitoring and evaluation

Country Programme Action Plan - 19 -

Country Programme Action Plan - 20 -

8.4. UNICEF support to the development and implementation of activities within

8.6. Subject to annual reviews and progress in the implementation of the

Country Programme Action Plan - 21 -

Country Programme Action Plan - 22 -

9.5. A standard Fund Authorization and Certificate of Expenditures (FACE)

9.9. To facilitate scheduled and special audits, each Implementing Partner

9.11. When organising periodic programme review and planning meetings,

9.12. The Government will authorise the publication, if appropriate, through

Country Programme Action Plan - 24 -

Country Programme Action Plan - 25 -

10.4. IN WITNESS THEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised, have

(Stamp, Name, Title) (Stamp, Name, Title)

Country Programme Action Plan - 26 -

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Country Programme Action Plan - 27 -

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

System for children education for early

Country Programme Action Plan - 28 -

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Country Programme Action Plan - 29 -

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Country Programme Action Plan - 30 -

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010