DMN Initiative - SDGs Council - DMN Foundation
Vietnam’s First Youth-Led Peace, Security, and Development Initiative Since 2018
About Us
DMN Initiative - SDGs Council - DMN Foundation is Vietnam's first youth-led peace, security, and development initiative, founded by H.E. Mr. Dao Manh Nghia to popularize, inform, and educate young people about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, Vietnamese Law, International Law, Politics, Peace & Security, and a number of international and internal affairs (e.g., Nuclear Energy, Climate Change & Justice Environment, Marine Environment, Water Governance, Human Rights & Democracy, Mental Wellbeing & Public Health, Poverty & Food Security, Society 5.0, Society Equity, Disarmament & Biosecurity, etc.). Our organization is dedicated to empowering the youth to make a positive impact on the world and create a sustainable future for all. We believe that by working together, we can achieve the SDGs and create a better world for everyone.
DMN Initiative
At DMN Initiative, we create an outstanding programme for the purpose of promoting, enhancing leadership skills and the connection among individuals of the young generation. We build up the interaction between the young generation and the local government to face local issues, to raise awareness of national, regional and global matters. We also create a network of young leaders through activities and engagements including DMN Young Leaders Competition (Inherited from SDGs Competition), workshops, national and international conferences, DMN Scholarship, DMN Youth Summit, DMN Peace Summit, talk shows, knowledge sharing and skill training courses, seed funding, Spring Of Love programme, events, etc. DMN Initiative focuses on critical topics identified by youth in locality: SGDs, poverty, marine environment, climate change, food security, human rights, society 5.0, citizens’ active spirit, missions of ASEAN citizens, environmental justice and sustainable indigenous resources for renewable energy, public health, society equity, nuclear energy, education quality, disarmament and biosecurity, and countermeasures against Covid-19.
DMN was launched in late 2018 (1 November 2018) when H.E. Mr. Dao Manh Nghia was appointed as the Ambassador for ASEAN MY World 2030 Programme (the first tenure) and Asia-Pacific My World 2030 (the second tenure).
The DMN Initiative is led by the President and Honorary President. SDGs Council consists of Chairman, Secretary General, Honorary Chairman, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Council, Vice Chairman, Deputy Secretaries General, Members of Standing Committee, Members and Non-permanent members of the Council, DMN Ambassadors and DMN Observers. DMN Foundation includes the President, Vice Presidents and Secretariat. Additionally, we also established the Global Advisory Board, DMN Trusteeship Council, Budget & Finance Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Working Committee and International Students Committee.
DMN Trusteeship Council includes (i) Local Government of Cam Lo District, Vietnam, (ii) NY Group – Law Firm, (iii) The Diana Award, (iv) One Young World, (v) Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), (vi) CIMB Young ASEAN Leaders (CYAL) and CIMB Foundation, (vii) Young ASEAN Leaders Policy Initiative (YALPI), (viii) U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, (ix) MY World 2030 Asia-Pacific Advocacy Programme under UNDP, (x) ASEAN-Korea Centre, (xi) VietHome Construction Design Consulting Co., Ltd., (xii) Nam Yen United, (xiii) UN Major Group for Children and Youth
SDGs Council
The permanent body of DMN is SDGs Council in consulting and approving the overall initiative. SDGs Council is one of the social organizations which is not a legal entity and works on non-profit targets. This council was launched on 31 May 2019.
DMN Foundation
DMN Initiative established DMN Foundation to assist the local people in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic as well as with a humanitarian purpose to support underprivileged students in Vietnam and over the world.
DMN Board of Trustees
The DMN Board of Trustees is a vital body of the DMN Initiative, shaping its long-term vision and ensuring that all projects align with our mission of youth leadership, peacebuilding, and education.
LEADERS OF DMN
H.E. MMe. DINH THI THUY
Honorary President of DMN Foundation
District Council Member
Member of Party Committee
Secretary of Party Cell
Headmistress of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School, Cam Lo District
H.E. Mme. Dinh Thi Thuy is the principal of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School. Mme. Thuy and her team, in alliance with DMN, aim to educate future citizens and successfull individuals who will develop Vietnam's SDGs.
H.E. MR. DAO MANH NGHIA
Founder and President of DMN
Chairman & Secretary General of SDGs Council
President of DMN Foundation
One Young World Ambassador
Young ASEAN Leader
H.E. Mr. Dao Manh Nghia is a famous political-legal scholar and young leader who is advocating for 17 SGDs, Peace, International Law, Human Rights and Disarmament. He currently holds a lot of important roles: Founder & President, Chairman & General Secretary, Ambassador, Foreign Legal Associate, Spokesperson, CEO, Legal Manager, Senior Legal & Business Advisor, Independent Arbitrator, Mediator and Senior Honorary Reporter.
HON. MR. HOANG BA TIEU
Honorary Chairman of SDGs Council
Head of DMN Trusteeship Council
Former Local MP - Chairman of DMN Foundation
Former Member of the Standing Committee of District Party Committee
Former Chairman of the Local Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee
Chairman of the Association for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities and Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin/Nuclear weapons
Hon. Mr. Hoang Ba Tieu is the former leader of the local government. After his retirement, he dedicated himself to the DMN Initiative to contribute to the general development of the locality by advocating for social activities. On 20 December 2023, he is elected as Chairman of the Association for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities and Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin/Nuclear weapons of locality
Standing Committee of SDGs Council and DMN Foundation
Mme. Luc Thi Ngoc Han
Vice Chairwoman of SDGs Council
Head of DMN Secretariat
Secretary to the DMN President
Mr. Nguyen Huu Tuan
Permanent Vice Chairman of SDGs Council
Head of Operations
Judge Mr. Tran Ngoc Hoang Quan
Vice President of DMN Foundation
Head of Legal
Secretary to the DMN President
LLM. Lawyer Ms. Eléonore Blondiau
DMN Ambassador in European
Co-Head of Fundraising
Secretary to the DMN President
Ms. Doan Thi Phuong Thao
DMN Ambassador in Asia Pacific
Co-Head of Communications
Secretary to the DMN President
LLM. Ms. Maéva Koné
DMN Ambassador in Africa and the Middle East
Co-Head of Fundraising
Secretary to the DMN President
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai
Head of DMN Finance and Budget Committee
Ms. Le Nguyen Phuong Quynh
Head of DMN Foreign Affairs Committee
Secretary to the DMN President
Editor in Chief of DMN Journal
Ms. Park Haelim
DMN Ambassador in East Asia
Head of DMN Foreign Affairs Committee
Lawyer Mr. Phan Huy Thang
Co-Head of DMN Global Advisory Board
Secretary to the DMN President
Mr. Soeun Chansy
Co-Head of DMN Trusteeship Council
Mr. Warren Washington
DMN Ambassador in Americas
Co-Head of DMN Global Advisory Board
Mr. Nguyen Chi Phi
Co-Head of International Students Committee
Lawyer Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai
Co-Head of DMN Trusteeship Council
Mme. Nguyen Thi Hoang Oanh
Vice Chairwoman of SDGs Council
Secretary of the Youth Union of Cam Lo District
Mr. Dinh Nhat Nam
Vice Chairman of SDGs Council
Head of DMN Foundation Office in the USA
Founder of Nam Yen United
MEd. Mr. Le The Phuc
Co-Head of Communications
Lawyer Mr. Le Bao Ha Dang
Deputy Head of DMN Secretariat
Secretary to the DMN President
Editor in Chief of DMN Journal
Mme. Le Thi Ngoc Nga
Deputy Head of DMN Trusteeship Council
Mr. Pham Viet Hung
Permanent Vice Chairman of SDGs Council
Founder & CEO of Purpose Pathways Project
Mr. Apostolos Sakellariou
Vice Presidents of DMN Foundation
DMN Ambassador in Greece
Lawyer Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Thuy
DMN Ambassador in the United Kingdom
Member of Standing Committee of DMN Foundation
MSc. Nguyen Thanh Thuy
Deputy Head of Operation
Member of Standing Committee of DMN Initiative
Mme. Nguyen Mai Soa
Co-Head of DMN Global Advisory Board
Member of Standing Committee of SDGs Council
Highlights of DMN
Organisational Structure of DMN
Founder and President of DMN - Chairman & General Secretary of the SDGs Council and President of DMN Foundation:
H.E. Mr. Dao Manh Nghia
Founder and President of DMN
Chairman & Secretary General of SDGs Council
President of DMN Foundation
Ambassador of Asia - Pacific MY World 2030 (UNDP)
Foreign Legal Associate at Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune, Japan (アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所)
Legal Manager at VietHome Construction Design Consulting Co., Ltd
Legal and HR Head at NY Group
Senior Honorary Reporter for Korea.net (KOCIS) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Republic of Korea
One Young World Ambassador
CIMB Young ASEAN Leader
Covid-19 Young Leader
The Diana Award Winner & Judge
Erasmus Mundus Scholar
Independent Reseacher
Youth Member of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth Global Youth Caucus on SDG 16
ILGSPD/ILSPSD Program Representative at Erasmus Mundus Association
Chairman of Global Advisory Board of Nam Yen United Organization
Member of UNODA Youth4Disarmament
Member of Youth for TPNW
Member of Vietnamese Youth Union
Fellow of United People Global
Fellow of Chatham House Common Futures Conversations (CFC)
Member of Global Youth Biodiversity Network
Chairman of Global Advisory Board at Purpose Pathways Project
Honorary President of DMN: H.E. Madam Dinh Thi Thuy - Member of Party Committee, Secretary of Party Cell, Rector and President of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School
Honorary Chairman of SDGs Council and Chairman of DMN Foundation: Hon. Mr. Hoang Ba Tieu - Former Member of the Standing Committee of Cam Lo District Party Committee, former Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Cam Lo District - Head of DMN Trusteeship Council
Permanent Vice Chairman of SDGs Council:
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Mr. Nguyen Huu Tuan - General Manager of Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School – Head of DMN Working Committee
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Mr. Pham Viet Hung - Founder & CEO of Purpose Pathways Project
Vice Chairperson of SDGs Council:
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang Oanh – Member of District Party Committee, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Cam Lo District
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Mr. Dinh Nhat Nam - Head of DMN Foundation Office in the USA, Co-Founder of Nam Yen United
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Mr. Nguyen Quy Nhat Linh - Member of Communal Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Communal Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hieu Giang Commune.
Deputy Secretary-General of SDGs Council:
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Mr. Nguyen Chi Phi - Vice Dean of English Department, Tran Hung Dao Secondary School – Head of DMN International Students Club
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Ms. Luc Thi Ngoc Han – Legal Associate of Shinhan Bank
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Ms. Dinh Thanh Yen - Co-Founder of Nam Yen United
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Ms. Doan Thi Phuong Nguyen - Deputy Head of Operations
Vice Presidents of DMN Foundation:
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Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai - Dean of Department of Literature - Citizen Education, Tran Hung Dao Secondary School – Head of DMN Finance and Budget Committee
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Mr. Tran Ngoc Hoang Quan - Secretary of the High Court in Ho Chi Minh City
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Mr. Apostolos Sakellariou - Deputy Head of Operations and DMN Ambassador in Greek
Members of Standing Committee of SDGs Council – DMN Foundation:
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Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai - Lawyer and Director of Eunomia Law Firm (NYGroup)
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LLM. Ms. Ngo Thu Trang - Examiner of Inspection Department II, Supreme People’s Court
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Mr. Phan Huy Thang - Associate at SASCO Corporation - DMN Ambassador in ASEAN – Head of DMN Global Advisory Board
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Mr. Dinh Sy Thang - National Consultant of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam - DMN Ambassador in Taiwan
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Ms. Le Nguyen Phuong Quynh – Official – Head of DMN Foreign Affairs Committee
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Mrs. Nguyen Le Thoai Vy – Head of DMN Secretariat - DMN Ambassador in Japan
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Mr. Le The Phuc - Master, Dean of Mathematics - Physics – IT Department, Tran Hung Dao Secondary School
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Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hau - Deputy Secretary of Party Cell, Chairman of Trade Union of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School
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Mrs. Le Thi Ngoc Nga - Dean of English Department, Tran Hung Dao Secondary School
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Mr. Le Tran Trung - Secretary of Youth Union of Tran Hung Dao Cam Lo Secondary School
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Mrs. Ho Thi Hong Giang - Dean of Department of History - Geography - Music – Arts Department, Tran Hung Dao Secondary School
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Ms. Dinh Thanh Yen - Co-founder of Nam Yen United
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Mr. Le Bao Ha Dang - Member of Standing Committee of DMN Foundation
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Ms. Eléonore Blondiau - Member of Standing Committee of DMN Foundation - DMN Ambassador in European
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Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Thuy - Lawyer - Member of Standing Committee of DMN Foundation - DMN Ambassador in the United Kingdom
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Ms. Nguyen Thanh Thuy - Member of DMN Secretariat
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Mrs. Nguyen Mai Soa - Member of DMN Trusteeship Council
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Mr. Dinh Nhat Nam - Head of DMN Foundation Office in the USA and Co-founder of Nam Yen United
Members/Non-permanent Members of the SDGs Council, DMN Ambassadors and DMN Observers:
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Ms. Park Haelim - Pukyong National University, South Korea - DMN Ambassador in South Korea
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Mr. Dinh Van Thanh - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Nguyen Tuan Hung - Griffith University, Australia - DMN Ambassador in Oceania
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Mr. Soeun Chansy - Student Affairs Officer, CamEd Business School and a member of the Youth Council of the US Ambassador to Cambodia, DMN Ambassador in Cambodia
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Ms. Lai Jia Shyan - University of Technology Universiti Teknologi Brunei - DMN Ambassador in Brunei
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Ms. Hline Pwint Phyu - Mandalay University, Myanmar - DMN Ambassador in Myanmar
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Mr. Tran Binh Nguyen. - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Ms. Ngoc Diep Nguyen - DMN Ambassador in Asia
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Ms. Malika Dwi Puspita - DMN Observer in Indonesia
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Ms. Phuong Thao Pham - DMN Ambassador in the UK
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Ms. Diva Devina Dewanto - DMN Observer in Indonesia
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Ms. Pham Ngoc Nhat Phuong - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Dr. Sawadogo Apollinaire Manegdlawendé - Doctoral student at University Pr Joseph Ki Zerbo of Ouagadougou - DMN Ambassador in Africa and the Middle East.
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Mr. Tran Quang Huy - DMN Observer in Europe
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Ms. Dinh Thanh Yen - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Ms. Thi Binh Dao - DMN Observer in Asia
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Ms. Nguyen Le Minh Hanh - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Ms. Minh Tu Tran - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Pham Ha Anh Cat - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Ms. Phuong Thao Tran - DMN Ambassador in Asia
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Mr. Loc Nguyen Hoang - DMN Observer in Europe
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Ms. Nguyen My Linh. - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Ms. Linh Phan - DMN Observer in Asia
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Mr. Jacek Protas - DMN Observer in Poland
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Mr. Le Huu Tien - DMN Ambassador in Europe
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Ms. Nguyen Mai Trang - DMN Ambassador in European
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Ms. Thu Huyen Pham - DMN Ambassador in Vietnam
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Ms. Doan Thi Phuong Thao - DMN Ambassador in China, Member of DMN Trusteeship Council
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Mr. Vo Tien Dat - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Nguyen Ho Bao Tram - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mrs. Linda Washington - Member of DMN Global Advisory Board - DMN Ambassador in the United States of America
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Ms. Tam Kai Ling - DMN Ambassador in Malaysia
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Ms. Nguyen Minh Anh - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Ms. Maéva Koné - DMN Ambassador in European, Africa and the Middle East
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Ms. Huynh Nguyen Cat Tuong - DMN Ambassador in America
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Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Sang - DMN Ambassador in Japan
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Ms. Nguyen Kieu Anh - DMN Ambassador in Taiwan
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Ms. Ha Nhien - DMN Observer in Vietnam
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Mr. Chinh Minh Pham - DMn Ambassador in ASEAN
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Ms. Saori SHIDA - DMN Observer in Japan
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Mr. Phan Quoc Huy - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Ms. Quynh Anh Vu - DMN Observer in Portugal
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Chau - DMN Observer in ASEAN
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Ms. Truong My Duyen - DMN Ambassador in Ireland
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Ms. Li Ziwei - DMN Ambassador in China
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Mr. Pham Hoang Khang - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Dr. Nguyen Thi Thai Ha - DMN Ambassador in ASEAN
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Mr. Xuan Hung Le - DMN Ambassador in Europe
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Mr. Dinh Nhat Nam - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu Mai - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Nguyen Hoang Huy - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Trung Phong - DMN Ambassador in Singapore
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Kieu Yen. - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Mr. Nguyen Lam - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Ms. Tran Viet Hoang - DMN Ambassador in Singapore
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Mr. Hung Nguyen - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Ms. Doan Thi Phuong Nguyen - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Lawyer Ms. Maria Ramirez Osorio - DMN Ambassador in Colombia, America
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Mrs. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh - DMN Observer in Japan
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Mr. Nguyen Chi Bach - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Lawyer Ms. Jia-Rong LIN - DMN Observer in Taiwan
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Ms. Hoang Le Hanh Nhi - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Lawyer Ms. Ninon Beneat - DMN Observer in Europe
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Ms. Ngan Ha Nguyen - DMN Observer in Scotland
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Ms. Le Thi Hong Hanh - DMN Observer in Viet Nam
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Mr. Danh Ngo - DMN Ambassador in Singapore
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Mr. Nguyen Hoang Vu - DMN Observer in Europe
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Mr. Apostolos Sakellariou - DMN Ambassador in Greek
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Ms. Nguyen Thuy Linh - DMN Ambassador in ASEAN
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Ms. Tran Thi To Nhu - DMN Ambassador in the Netherlands
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Ms. Dieu Hieu Nguyen Tran - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Nguyen Chi Bach - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Mr. Manh Duc Do - DMN Ambassador in Korea
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Ms. Nguyen Han Giang. - DMN Ambassador in Europe
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Ms. Nguyen Thi To Oanh - DMN Ambassador in Viet Nam
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Ms. Ngan Ha Nguyen - DMN Ambassador in the UK
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Mr. Bao Nguyen - DMN Observer in Vietnam
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Ms. Àgata Bech de Careda Prat - DMN Ambassador in Spain
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Ms. Linh Vu - DMN Ambassador in Europe
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Ms. Chau Dao - DMN Observer in Vietnam
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Ms. Victoria Ewuola Abiodun - DMN Ambassador in Nigeria
(As of 2026)
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Our Mission
At the DMN Initiative – SDGs Council – DMN Foundation, we are dedicated to inspiring, nurturing, mentoring, empowering, and connecting young leaders to tackle 21st-century global challenges and drive meaningful change. Through education and advocacy, we equip youth with the knowledge and skills to address critical issues such as the SDGs, peace, human rights, nuclear energy, disarmament, and climate change. By fostering action and innovation within communities, we strive to create a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future.
Our Vision
Our vision is to empower young people to make a positive impact on their communities and the planet. By educating and inspiring the youth, we aim to foster a sustainable, peaceful, and equitable future for all. Join us in our mission to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and create a better world for everyone.
Our work aligns with the UN Sustainable Development goals (SDGs)
and especially: SDGs 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16 and 17.
