True or False UNDP has been in Viet Nam since 1977, when there were very limited donors and international presence.Since that time UNDP's role in Viet Nam has developed through the country's many stages of transition, struggle and success. UNDP provides Viet Nam with important support in the areas such as Poverty Reduction, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Energy and Environment and HIV and AIDS. In addition, it keeps ensuring recent economic growth improves the living standards of all Vietnamese people. UNDP works to encourage human rights and discourage unfair treatment based on gender, wealth, location, ethnicity, health and more. The role of UNDP has been unique. UNDP was one of the few partners to work closely with Viet Nam in the process of integrating fully into the world economy. In the 1970s and 1980s, UNDP served as a window to the outside world, bringing important technical and economic support and ideas to the country's planning for development. In more recent years, as Viet Nam's international relationships have grown and deepened, UNDP's role has changed and its projects has focused on the demands of new times. Today, Viet Nam is drawing on UNDP's global reach, expertise, experience and advice, to address its pressing development priorities in an increasingly competitive world