Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Key statistics
20,609
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
20,590
people were identified as stateless in the country at the end of 2024, lacking a nationality
$25.4 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure operations covered by the Thailand multi-country office* are sustained
*UNHCR’s operations in Viet Nam are managed by the Thailand multi-country office, which also oversees operations in Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand, with needs budgeted jointly.
In Viet Nam, only a small number of individuals seek international protection each year. The country is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, and currently lacks a legal framework to assess or provide refugee protection.
However, in 2020, Viet Nam took a significant step forward by issuing the Prime Minister’s Decision on the Implementation Plan for the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. This plan reflects a strong national commitment to addressing statelessness. It outlines key priorities to be achieved by 2025, including accession to the Statelessness Conventions, the establishment of a statelessness determination procedure, expanded access to civil registration, improved identification and reduction of stateless populations, and stronger protections for stateless persons.
To support these efforts, UNHCR has increased its advocacy and technical engagement with key government partners - primarily the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Since 2020, UNHCR has also partnered with the Department of Civil Registration, Nationality and Authentication within the Ministry of Justice to implement the project “Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness and Protection of Stateless Persons in Viet Nam.”
Strategy and results
This section provides key information related to the Global Appeal and Global Report.
Operations in Viet Nam are overseen by the Thailand multi-country office, with strategy and results reported only at the multi-country level.
Strategy
Latest multi-year strategy, outlining key priorities and a comprehensive overview of operational plans as part of the Global Appeal.
Indicators and targets
Indicators and targets enable operations to establish their benchmarks and targets for comparison with results.
Annual Results Report
Latest Annual Results Report highlighting key achievements from the year and published as part of the Global Report.
Population and financial overview
Data on population and financials are available at the multi-country office level, which oversees operations across several countries.
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Strategy - Country
Strategy
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