9:52 AM, 11/09/2015

Ethnic minority poor household to be reduced by 3-4% yearly

VGP - The PM has approved targets of realizing the millennium development goals among ethnic minorities in line with the country’s sustainable development goals after 2015, in which the poor household rate among these groups will be reduced by 3-4% yearly.

By 2025, the prevalence of child malnutrition among ethnic minorities will be lowered than 8%; 97% of six-year-old ethnic children will go to primary schools ; 98% of ethnic people older than 10 is literate; the illiterate rate among ethnic women will be lower than 10%; the rate of female ethnic officials at communal people’s councils will be higher than 40%; and the under-one mortality rate will be lower than 19%.

In addition, the HIV prevalence among 15-24 year-old ethnic minority people will be less than or equal to 0.3%; over 50% of ethnic households will access safe water and over 60% of them will use standard toilets.

To realize the above-mentioned targets, the millennium development goals among ethnic minorities should be institutionalized in ministries, sectors and localities, together with enhanced inter-sector collaboration at all levels and widely mobilized resources.

Meanwhile, the oversight mechanism from the central level to the locality level should be improved with further authorization at grassroots levels; people’s participation in building and implementing policies related to poverty reduction, social welfare and socio-economic development in ethnic and mountainous regions should be boosted. Communication to improve ethnic minorities’ awareness on gender equality, hygiene, environment, health care, HIV/AIDS prevention, infectious diseases, cultural development, education and sustainable poverty reduction should also be promoted.

                                                                                                                                                  

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