Chương 4: Pháp lệnh dân số năm 2003 Các biện pháp thực hiện công tác dân số

Chapter IV

MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE POPULATION WORK

Article 26.- Population development plannings and plans

1. The State shall incorporate population development plannings and plans into the national socio-economic development plannings and plans in order to ensure the population size, structure, quality and distribution suitable to the socio-economic development conditions, natural resources and environment.

2. The People’s Councils and People’s Committees at all levels shall incorporate population development plannings and plans into their local socio-economic development plannings and plans.

3. Agencies and organizations shall, within the scope of their respective tasks and powers, have to put planned norms for implementation of the population work into their operational, production and business development and/or service provision plans; periodically review and evaluate the implementation thereof.

Article 27.- Socialization of the population work

The State shall socialize the population work by mobilizing all agencies, organizations and individuals to actively take part therein. Agencies, organizations and individuals taking part in the population work shall enjoy rights and benefits from the population work.

Article 28.- Mobilization of resources for the population work

1. The State shall adopt policies and mechanisms to mobilize investment resources for the population work.

2. The population funds shall be set up at the central level and run by the State management agencies in charge of population.

3. The population funds shall be formed from the following sources: supports from the State budget, voluntary contributions from organizations and individuals inside and outside the country.

4. The mobilization and use of the population funds must comply with law provisions.

Article 29.- Implementation of the population education

1. Population education shall be provided at educational establishments within the national education system.

2. The Ministry of Education and Training shall coordinate with the Committee for Population, Families and Children in directing and elaborating programs and textbook contents on population suitable to each educational grade and level.

3. Schools and other educational establishments shall have to organize teaching and learning according to the prescribed programs and textbooks.

Article 30.- International cooperation in the population field

1. The State shall adopt policies and measures to expand international cooperation in the population field with other countries and international organizations on the basis of equality, respect for independence, sovereignty, mutual benefit and compliance with the law of each country and with international practices.

2. The scope of international cooperation covers:

a/ Formulating and implementing programs and projects in the population field;

b/ Participating in international organizations, signing and/or acceding to international agreements in the population field;

c/ Research into, application of sciences and transfer of modern technologies in the population field;

d/ Training, fostering, exchanging information and experiences in the population field;

3. The State shall encourage overseas Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals to participate in population activities.

4. International organizations and foreign associations engaged in the population work shall be allowed to operate in the territory of Vietnam according to the laws of Vietnam.

Article 31.- Enhancing the capability of the contingent of officials engaged in the population work

1. The State shall adopt policies to build, develop, and create conditions for enhancing the capability of, the contingent of officials engaged in the population work at all levels, attaching importance to full-time officials and population collaborators at the grassroots level.

2. The People’s Committees at all levels shall have to create favorable conditions for population officials, stabilize the contingent of full-time officials and population collaborators at the grassroots level, suitable to the socio-economic characteristics of each locality.

Article 32.- Scientific research into population

1. The State shall encourage and create favorable conditions for scientific research agencies, organizations and individuals to attach importance to research schemes to raise the population quality, especially in areas with exceptionally difficult socio-economic conditions and with difficult socio-economic conditions.

2. The State shall adopt policies to protect, popularize and apply the results of population researches to the socio-economic development programs and use them as a basis for making policies, plans and organizing the implementation of the population work.

3. Scientific research agencies and State management agencies in charge of population shall have to apply scientific and technological advances, raise the quality and efficiency of research schemes on population for application to the country’s actual socio-economic life.