Prime Minister pays tribute to UNDP support

He spoke highly of the UNDP's role and contribution to the development cooperation, one of the UN's key pillars, while adding that is encountering difficulties in fulfilling MDGs, particularly in environmental protection and HIV/AIDS prevention and control.

The Vietnamese leader expressed his hope that UNDP will further its activities in Vietnam to assist the country in alleviating poverty, clearing unexploded ordnance left behind from the war, executing national strategies on green growth, and coping with climate change.

He also pledged the Government will continue working closely with the organisation.

Clark valued 's efforts in fulfilling MDGs, especially the One UN Initiative and One UN House, as well as the effective cooperation between the two sides.

She affirmed her organisation will stand by in development cooperation, particularly in agriculture, education and healthcare.

Receiving Clark on the same day, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh thanked her for the support of the UN's organisations, including UNDP, to . He also hailed UNDP's role in fostering MDGs and coordinating with and other countries in many programmes.