Viet Nam and the United Nations marked the next phase of their partnership on 23 September 2026 with the formal handover in New York of the 2027–2031 Country Programme Documents of UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF, according to a UNICEF press release dated that day. The handover took place during UN General Assembly High-level Week at an event hosted by Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President. Minister of Finance Ngô Văn Tuấn received the documents from UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo, UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. Viet Nam also extended the rent-free provision of the Green One UN House for a total of 20 years, with an amending agreement handed to the UNDP Administrator.

The documents set out how the three agencies plan to work with the Government and partners over five years. UNDP's programme lists climate action and environmental sustainability, economic and digital transformation, inclusive human development, and governance and the rule of law. UNFPA's responds to rapid population ageing and aims to expand access to sexual and reproductive health services and support efforts against gender-based violence. UNICEF's focuses on child-focused human development, child protection, and child-centred climate and environmental action.

The agencies said the programmes complement one another under the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2027–2031. Viet Nam joined the UN in 1977 and will mark 50 years of membership next year, the release said.