Poverty In Vietnam Essay

I. Introduction

Poverty is one of the issues to be addressed that is urgently needed in the world today. One of the leading policies of the United Nations (UN) is to improve the livelihoods of over one billion poor people in the world. At the conference of the UN summit in 2000, there have 189 participation member states unanimously approving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the strategies to address poverty. There is no situation of senior leaders of the countries whose are interested in the problem of poverty. Millennium Declaration and Development Goals created a roadmap for a world where no poor people, educated people, people's health improved, and the sustainable protection. Furthermore, everyone is entitled to freedom, equality and justice.

Vietnam is an agricultural country. Nearly 70% of the population lives in rural areas earning their lives mainly on agriculture. The production level is mainly based on small and backward production. Our country also suffered the effects of natural disasters, hazardous weather, and the severe consequences of war. In the country's renewal process, there is the economies transition from subsistence to commodity economy with

At the meeting on poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region organized by ESCAP in Bangkok September 9th 2013 gave the concept and definition of poverty. According to the Conference, “Poverty is a condition of the population who does not enjoy and satisfy the basic needs of human society and has been acknowledged depending on the level of socio-economic development and customary localities”. This can be considered the most common definition of poverty, including the criteria and standards for assessment of poverty are limited in terms of quantification, because it excludes differences and bias between regions, the historical conditions stipulating the level of development in each