Vietnamese and Brazilian representatives sign action plan (Photo: Quang Son/Vietnam+)

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has visited Brazil to learn from the country’s experience in sustainable poverty reduction. The visit is part of a programme to survey experience in poverty reduction in Brazil developed by the World Bank and the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in collaboration with Brazilian ministries. Mr. Nhan was informed about Brazil’s programs such as subsidies for the poor, job generation, and counseling for persons struggling against difficult circumstances or domestic violence. MoLISA Deputy Minister Doan Mau Diep and Deputy Minister of Social Development and Hunger Prevention Romulo Paes de Sousa signed an action plan to realise a memorandum of understanding on fighting poverty signed by the two countries in 2008 in Hanoi.