Vietnam attends UN Commission on Status of Women session in New York
VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha is attending the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), which opened at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, USA, on March 9.
The Vietnamese delegation is taking part in discussions and a range of side events during the session, including roundtables, thematic seminars and bilateral meetings aimed at sharing experiences and strengthening international cooperation in promoting gender equality.
CSW70 is taking place from March 9 to 19, bringing together representatives of governments, international organisations and civil society groups from around the world to discuss policies that advance gender equality and empower women.
During the opening session and general debates, participants are focusing on emerging challenges in promoting gender equality, particularly the need to ensure women and girls have better access to justice.
This issue is among the key priorities of this year’s session, alongside efforts to combat violence against women and girls, strengthen gender equality in legal systems and support vulnerable groups of women.
Earlier, marking International Women’s Day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to intensify efforts to ensure justice and equal rights for women and girls worldwide.
According to the UN leader, women globally currently enjoy only about 64% of the legal rights granted to men. He noted that legal discrimination continues to affect many aspects of women’s lives.
In some countries, women are not allowed to own property, file for divorce or work without their husband’s permission. In more than 40 countries, marital rape has yet to be criminalised, while other legal restrictions limit women’s access to education, their ability to pass nationality to their children and even their freedom of movement.
The UN chief also warned that many gains achieved after decades of progress could be at risk of reversal amid rising authoritarianism, political instability and the resurgence of patriarchal attitudes.
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