Nv viet nam strategy retreat 2014

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UNV STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2014-2017
UNV´s Strategy and Viet Nam UNV Annual Retreat 2014 Fiammetta Mancini, UNV Programme Officer Viet Nam Field Unit

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Making a Difference
A woman was walking along a beach filled with starfish.
As she walked, she would stoop down, pick one up at random, and throw it back into the ocean. A man came upon her and asked why she was bothering with throwing some back when there were so many - how could it possibly make a difference?
She picked up another starfish, threw it back into the ocean, and said, "It made a difference to that one."

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Integration of V4D
in
Development Planning
Global Advocacy for V4D
Mobilization
of
Volunteers
….. The V4D Business Model
What does UNV do?

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UNV’s vision is a world where volunteerism is recognized, within societies, as a way for all people and countries to achieve peace and development through the simultaneous eradication of poverty and significant reduction of inequalities and exclusion.
What is UNV’s vision? UNV Strategic Framework 2014-2017

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UNV is the only UN entity with capacity to mobilize large numbers of people, with appropriately assessed skills and expertise, as volunteers for field-based United Nations programmes and projects, enhanced by South-South and triangular cooperation.
What is special about UNV? UNV Strategic Framework 2014-2017

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Development Impact
Societies become more cohesive and stable with enhanced collective well-being
UNV is a more effective and efficient organization, with improved systems and business practices and processes, well-managed resources, and engaged personnel
UN entities are more effective in delivering their results by integrating high quality and well-supported UN Volunteers and volunteerism in their programmes
Countries more effectively integrate volunteerism within national frameworks enabling better engagement of people in development processes
Institutional Effectiveness
UNV Results - By the end of 2017
UNV Strategic Framework 2014-2017
Securing access to basic social services
Community resilience for environment and disaster risk reduction
Peace building
Youth
National capacity development through volunteer schemes
Outcome 1
Outcome 2

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UNV Strategic Inputs By the end of 2017

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Volunteerism enables participation beyond political dialogue and translates into a stronger role for people’s engagement in their societies.
Young volunteers are both a major resource for development and key agents for social and economic transformation and technological innovation.
The volunteer sector can build on new opportunities like greater access to global markets, wider information and knowledge networks and new technologies and social media to generate and share knowledge, including reaching marginalized groups and remote communities.

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UNV delivers results, according to country needs, through volunteers and through global, regional and country programmes and projects.

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UNV has five priority areas where the volunteering impact is the greatest.
They are:
Securing access to basic social services
Community resilience for environment and disaster risk reduction
Peace building
Youth
National capacity development through volunteer schemes

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UNV commits to continuously improving its institutional efficiency and effectiveness.

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UNV invests in partnerships to enhance delivery on peace and development.

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UNV actively engages in partnerships to help the design of innovative and effective volunteer solutions.

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What about Viet Nam? Development context I
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Viet Nam attained middle income country status in 2010 - Poverty persists among key population groups (ethnic minorities); emerging challenges of urban poverty as well as migrant poverty. Need to achieve better quality, sustainable growth and ensure a greater balance between economic, human and sustainable development.
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The country is undergoing a sharp demographic transformation, with a current “demographic bonus” in the working age population, accompanied by future population ageing and a rapidly increasing sex ratio at birth. Ensuring inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth and generating sufficient decent, better paid jobs for people of working age requires a significant boost in skills and productivity together with a more regionally balanced approach to development.
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Need for efforts to reduce environmental degradation, scaled-up green production, promotion of energy efficient, sustainable business models. Effective enforcement of environmental protection laws, disaster risk management and reduction efforts that build resilience to environmental stresses and hazards are also required.

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Development context II
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A more progressive and inclusive universal social protection system is needed. The system of social services including basic services such as health and education also needs to rapidly modernise and evolve to meet changing needs and expectations and ensure equitable access to affordable, quality services for all citizens.
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Gender inequality persists in the labour market, in decision-making, and in the household where unequal gender relations and norms are reinforced by strong son-preference and domestic violence.
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Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV (PLHIV) and most-at-risk people (MARP) hampers access to prevention, treatment, care and support services.

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Development context III
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Continued reform of policy development processes, stronger and more effective institutions, enhanced parliamentary development and oversight, and a more determined and informed fight against corruption are required if Viet Nam is to respond to these challenges effectively. Greater participation by all stakeholders and citizens in policy-making, planning and monitoring at all levels is needed so that all Viet Namese people have a voice in the decisions which affect them and are able to fully realise their choices and capabilities. A more supportive regulatory environment is required to enable political, social, professional and mass organizations to engage effectively in policy and decision-making processes and service delivery. Access to justice for all citizens, in particular the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, together with increased engagement by Government in treaty implementation, will also contribute towards further strengthening the rule of law.

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What about Viet Nam? One Plan 3 (2012 – 2016)
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For the current cycle of the UN One Plan (One Plan 3), the UN directs its effort to supporting Government to achieve inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth, access to quality essential services and social protection, and enhanced governance and participation (3 focus areas).

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What about Viet Nam? UNV in Viet Nam
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UNV has been a partner in the development of Viet Nam since 1990. Since then, about 500 UN Volunteers (international and national), have served in the country. UNV has implemented a number of projects focused on the promotion of volunteerism through the technical intervention of UN Volunteers and mobilization of community volunteers. Through UNV, volunteerism has been promoted as a strategy in establishing and strengthening national capacity as well as in ensuring sustainability of selected development initiatives of partner UN agencies and the government.

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UNV and One Plan 3 (2012 – 2016)
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UNV supports One Plan 3 through the integration of technical assistance of national and international UN volunteers in strengthening national and local capacity in development work as well as in mobilizing and enhancing stakeholder participation particularly the youth, women, and beneficiaries in initiatives for the improvement of their situation.
Short –term objective : To promote volunteerism through the integration of technical assistance of UN volunteers in specific OP3 initiatives of relevant UN partner agencies.
Long-term objective: To develop capacity among selected partners/stakeholders in relevant areas empowering them to be fully involved in UN-supported projects thus promoting a sense of ownership and ensure sustainability of initiatives after the end of the projects.

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One Plan 3 (2012 – 2016)
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About 25 UN volunteers are placed in partner UN agencies and/or in their assisted projects implemented by national partners.(short-term)
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Element of volunteerism reflected in UN partner agencies’/assisted projects’ annual report through recognition of contribution of UN volunteers. (short-term)
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At least fifty (50%) of those provided by UN volunteers with formal/informal training or coaching are actively involved in the implementation of project activities and are equipped with skills to facilitate relevant training activities . (long-term)
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Cases of best practices in stakeholders participation through volunteerism documented. (short and long-term)
Relevant One Plan 3 Outcomes
1.3, 1.4, 2.2,2.4, 3.3. and 3.4 of One Plan 3 - in the areas of disaster risk management, natural resources and environmental management, youth development, HIV, public service delivery and civil society participation.

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What about Viet Nam? Other plans for UNV Viet Nam in 2014
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Youth Employment Skills Project with local universities with one volunteer mobilized to support youth strategies
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UNV Viet Nam Communications Plan within One UN Communications framework
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Paper on the contribution of volunteerism to peace and development results in Viet Nam
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4 national UN Volunteers placed with local VIOs in three regional capitals of Viet Nam and 5 new volunteers mobilized with 3 UN agencies

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Other plans for UNV Viet Nam in 2014
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Continued support to the Vietnam Volunteer Resource and Information Center (VVRIC) and other identified VIOs to support volunteerism for development
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Advocacy, communications and events around IVD and Vietnam Year of the Volunteer Youth Year 2014

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What about Viet Nam? Strategic trends
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Increased number of volunteers serving in the country, in particular National and Youth volunteers
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Explore possibilities for sending Vietnamese volunteers to other countries as IUNVs (South-South)
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Develop national schemes (universities/domestic partners) for Vietnamese to be placed in under-served areas in Vietnam

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25%
75%
UN Volunteers
serving in Viet Nam June 2014
Male
Female
68%
32%
UN Volunteers
serving in Viet Nam - June2014
International
National
What about Vietnam? Serving UN Volunteers in Viet Nam June 2014

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Volunteerism helps transform the pace and nature of development and is a powerful means for people to have a lasting impact on the future.
THANK YOU!
Inputs from UN Volunteers and Q&A

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