On 7 October, the Prime Minister signed a decision establishing the National Committee on People with Disabilities in Vietnam.
Under this decision, the Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs is Chair of the Committee, and the Deputy Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs is Deputy Chair of the Committee.
Members include Deputy Ministers of the following ministries: Home Affairs; Finance; Planning and Investment; Justice; Health; Education and Training; Culture, Sports and Tourism; Construction; Transport; Information and Communications; and Science and Technology.
In addition, representatives of the leadership of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Vietnam Federation on Disability, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union, the Vietnam Association for the Protection of Disabled People and Orphans, the Vietnam Blind Association and the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange have also been invited to serve as members of the National Committee.
The National Committee on People with Disabilities in Vietnam is chaired by the Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs. (Illustrative photo)
Under the establishment decision, the National Committee on People with Disabilities in Vietnam is tasked with assisting the Prime Minister in directing and coordinating ministries, agencies and localities in addressing issues relating to mechanisms and policies for implementing work on people with disabilities.
Specifically, the National Committee on People with Disabilities in Vietnam studies and proposes five-year and annual directions and plans, tasks and solutions for implementing work on people with disabilities; and directs and coordinates activities between ministries, agencies and localities in developing programmes, projects and plans for work on people with disabilities.
In addition, the Committee is tasked with directing international cooperation activities on people with disabilities; promoting implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the recommendations of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities; and urging, inspecting and evaluating implementation of the Law on People with Disabilities and support policies for people with disabilities and people working on disability issues…
The National Committee on People with Disabilities in Vietnam works on a part-time basis. The Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs is the Committee’s standing body.
THUY LINH
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