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Figures on Ethnic Minority Women and Men in Vietnam 2015
With financial support from the Government of Ireland, the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and UN Women commissioned this report on “Figures on Ethnic Minority Women and...
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Rights of ethnic minority groups in the Amended Constitution of Vietnam
Since the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, respect for ethnic minority groups in the context of ethnic diversity and the need to support ethnic minority...
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Education and training in ethnic minority area, achievements and emerging issues
Interview with Dr. Phan Van Hung, Undersecretary, Deputy Director of the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs about the current status of education in ethnic minorities regions.
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Develop ethnic local officials - A method to enhance ethnic equality rights in Vietnam
During the renewal period, the Communist Party and Vietnamese Government had issued and implemented many policies to develop ethnic local officials; focused on building...
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Improve maternal health: Where we are?
Maternal mortality has declined considerably over the last two decades, from 233 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 69 per 100,000 live births in 2009, with approximately...
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Overview of social economic situation - Results from analyses of the survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2015
Based on data collected from the Survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities (EMs) carried in 2015, this report analyzes and evaluates the socio-economic...
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The Indigenous World 2018
The rising tensions between states and indigenous peoples are reaching a peak and The Indigenous World 2018 adds to the documented records, highlighting the increase in attacks...
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Climbing the ladder: poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Vietnam
Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country’s broad-based growth reflects the government’s focus on developing...
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Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Introduction about 54 ethnic minority groups in Vietnam: homeland, linguistic families, and ethnic diversity throughout country
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Chapter 8 Vietnam - A Widening Poverty Gap for Ethnic Minorities (Excerpt from book: Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Development)
Vietnam has one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world in recent years. However, ethnic groups in this country may not equally share the benefit of this wealth...
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Indigenous people in Vietnam
Vietnam is considered a multi-ethnic country with 54 recognized ethnic groups, of which 53 are ethnic minority groups. Although the country voted in favor of UNDRIP, it does not...
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Green Desert: Communities in Tanintharyi Renounce the MSPP Oil Palm Concession 2016
This report argues that the Myanmar Stark Prestige Plantation (MSPP) case highlights the environmental and social risks of oil palm expansion in Myanmar and advocates that the...
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Briefing Note on Business and Human Rights: Preventing, Mitigating and Remedying Land-Related Rights Violations in the Kingdom of Cambodia
The purpose of this Briefing Note is to identify key issues pertaining to business human rights in Cambodia through the analysis of three land-related conflicts, and to propose...
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ການຫັນປ່ຽນທີ່ດິນເປັນທຶນ, ປະຊາຊົນເປັນແຮງງານ: ການສະສົມແບບດັ້ງເດີມ ແລະ ການໃຫ້ສຳປະທານທີ່ດິນເສດຖະກິດໃນ ສ ປ ປ ລາວ
ໃນຊຸມປີທີ່ຜ່ານມາ ລັດຖະບານລາວໄດ້ໃຫ້ນັກລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດທີ່ມີເງີນທຶນ ມາສຳປະທານທີ່ດິນເພື່ອພັດທະນາການກະສິກຳເປັນຈຳນວນຫຼາຍ ເຊິ່ງການສຳປະທານດັ່ງກ່າວແມ່ນສົ່ງຜົນໃຫ້ເກີດການປ່ຽນແປງກ່ຽວກັບທີ່ດ...
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ລະບົບການກະສິກຳ, ປ່າໄມ້ ແລະ ການລ້ຽງສັດໃນພາກເໜືອທາງໄທ ແລະ ລາວ: ຄວາມຮູ້ຂອງຊຸມຊົນກຸ່ມນ້ອຍກັບນະໂຍບາຍຂອງລັດຖະບານ
ລະບົບການກະສິກຳ, ປ່າໄມ້ ແລະ ການລ້ຽງສັດ (agrosilvopastoral systems) ແບບດັ້ງເດີມແມ່ນເປັນສ່ວນສຳຄັນຂອງລະບົບການເຮັດຟາມ ແລະ ການດຳລົງຊີວິດຂອງຊຸມຊົນກຸ່ມນ້ອຍຫຼາຍພັນຄົນທີ່ອາໄສຢູ່ເຂດສູງຂອງ...
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The ‘Karen Consensus’, Ethnic Politics and Resource-Use Legitimacy in Northern Thailand
Recent Thai research on Karen ethnicity and resource management places significant emphasis on rotational shifting cultivation (rai mun wian) . A broad consensus has emerged...
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Myanmar: UNPO Submission to the UN OHCHR Universal Periodic Review
The Unrepresented Nations and People's Organization (UNPO) is an International, Non-violent and Democratic Membership Organization. Its Members are indigenous peoples,...
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“Indigenous Practices for Sustainable Social Development: Summary Workshop Repor
Indigenous people play a key role in the domestication, conservation and adaptation of genetic resources and agricultural biodiversity, not just for their immediate surroundings...
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Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia
For years, traditional laws – or customary laws – in Asia have been eroded. This report argues that remaining customary laws should be retained and discusses the extent to which...
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Contribution of Open Data to the Protection of Indigenous People’s Livelihood, Land Security and Natural Resource Sustainability
The overall objective of this paper is to follow up on the research that aims to understand how indigenous communities’statistics have been widely used in development projects...