THE PRIME MINISTER
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence– Freedom – Happiness
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No. 629/QD-TTg
Hanoi, May 29, 2012
 
DECISION
APPROVING THE VIETNAM FAMILY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THROUGH 2020, WITH A 2030 VISION
THE PRIME MINISTER
 
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 9, 2000 Law on Marriage and Family; Pursuant to the June 15, 2004 Law on Child Protection, Care and Education;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2006 Law on Gender Equality;
Pursuant to the November 21, 2007 Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control;
At the proposal of the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Vietnam family development strategy through 2020, with a 2030 vision (below referred to as the strategy), with the following principal contents:
I. VIEWPOINTS
1. Families constitute cells of the society and each family is an important environment for personality formation, development and education, preservation and promotion of fine cultural traditions, fighting against social vices and creation of human resources for national construction and defense.
2. Building prosperous, progressive and happy families is one of important objectives of the 2011-2020 socio-economic development strategy and a responsibility of every family in the period of accelerated national industrialization and modernization.
3. To prioritize and create conditions for families in rural and mountainous areas and areas facing difficulties and extreme difficulties to raise their incomes and improve their lives.
II. OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS
1. General objectives:
To build prosperous, progressive and happy Vietnamese families, which are the loving homes of everyone and healthy cells of the society.
2. Specific objectives:
a/ Objectives 1: To improve awareness about the role, position and responsibility of each family and community in the observance of lines, policies and laws on marriage and family, gender equality, domestic violence prevention and control and prevention of social vices from penetrating into families.
- Target 1: By 2015 and 2020 respectively, 90% and at least 95% of households will be informed about and commit to strictly complying with lines, policies and laws on marriage and family, gender equality, domestic violence prevention and control and prevention of social vices from penetrating into families;
- Target 2: By 2015 and 2020 respectively, 90% and 95% of young people will be provided with basic knowledge about family and domestic violence prevention and control before they get marriage;