VIET/Project preparation and monitoring in Vietnam

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

The implementation of development policy programme in Vietnam and in the Mekong region has been delegated to the country level to the Embassy of Finland in Hanoi. This includes for example identification, planning and monitoring of the development cooperation projects and programmes. This also entails the implementation of the development policy programme of Finland as part of the implementation of the transition strategy on Cooperation between Finland and Vietnam 2016–2020. The objectives of the use of the funds are to promote supervision and monitoring of development cooperation projects, strengthen results-based management and human rights based approach in the implementation of development cooperation in Vietnam, organize visits to Finland related to the development policy programme and the transition strategy and strengthen the capacities of the development cooperation team in the Embassy.