Vietnam: The Government Office and relevant Ministries shall take responsibility for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs

Specifically, according to Article 26 of Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, responsibilities of agencies with representatives being members of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs are specified as follows:

- The Government Office:

+ To assist the Government and the Prime Minister in directing the state management of activities of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.

+ To coordinate with related agencies in performing the stale management of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.

- The Ministry of Home Affairs: To take responsibility for affairs related to the relations between domestic non-governmental organizations and associations and foreign non-governmental organizations.

- The Ministry of Public Security: To take responsibility for affairs related to national security and social order and safety in activities of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.

- The Ministry of Planning and Investment: To take responsibility for affairs related to the state management of aids of foreign non­governmental organizations in Vietnam.

- The Ministry of Finance: To take responsibility for affairs related to the financial state management of foreign non-governmental aid.

- The Government Committee for Religious Affairs: To take responsibility for religious affairs in activities of foreign non-governmental organizations.

- The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations: To take responsibility for affairs related to the relation with and mobilization of foreign non-governmental aid; to be the standing body of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs.

More details can be found in Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from June 01, 2012.

Le Vy

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