Over the past 80 years, the ethnic affairs sector has transformed policies into concrete results: tens of thousands of infrastructure projects have been built, hundreds of thousands of households have received support for housing, production land, and clean water, and the poverty rate has steadily decreased by 3-4% each year in many disadvantaged areas... From the Department of Ethnic Minorities in 1946 to the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religion in 2025, those 80 years are proof of the role of a "bridge" between the Party, the State, and the people of ethnic minorities, contributing to maintaining unity and promoting sustainable development.