VN, UN ink first HPPMG for simpler management procedures

The signing ceremony of the  first Harmonized Program and Project Management Guild (HPPMG) between the United Nations (UN) and the Vietnamese Government, Hà Nội, May 6, 2010 – Photo: VNA

Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Võ Hồng Phúc and UN’s Resident Coordinator John Hendra jointly sealed the HPPMG on May 6 in Hà Nội.

Addressing the signing ceremony, Minister Võ Hồng Phúc was convinced that HPPMG would simplify and harmonize management procedures for programs and projects conducted by three UN agencies - UNDP, UNICEF and UNFPA - in accordance with the Vietnamese Government’s current system.    

Within the UN system, in Việt Nam or anywhere in the world, there ever has been such a set of program and project management practices that presents a high degree of alignment and harmonization, said Coordinator Hendra.

The HPPMG is a key element of the One Set of Management Practices – one of the five pillars of the ‘One UN’ Initiative that is being piloted in Việt Nam./.

By Khánh Phương