UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has appreciated Vietnam’s sustained support for UN peacekeeping operations and its commitment to strengthening the role of women, particularly female police officers, in such missions.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh held a meeting in Hanoi on March 4 with Caroline Nyamayemombe, UN Women Representative in Vietnam, and Michaela Bauer, UNICEF Deputy Representative in Vietnam, to strengthen cooperation on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

VOV.VN- Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, attended the annual session of the Executive Board of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) as a board member for the 2025-2027 term at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York on February 10.

Seventeen Vietnamese entrepreneurs and companies was honoured with the UN Women WEPs Awards 2024 on November 28 for their innovative initiatives and significant contributions to advancing gender equality in business, in the market, and within the community, contributing to prosperity and sustainable development in Vietnam.

Vietnam showcased its unwavering humanitarian commitment as the country attended the annual UN international bazaar held by the UN Women’s Guild (UNWG) in Geneva on November 19.

More than 30 journalists, reporters, and media workers from 20 central and local press and media agencies attended training on gender equality and violence against women and girls in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 28 - 29.

VOV.VN - The launch of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP WPS) comes at a critical juncture with global challenges impacting all women and girls around the world amid continued discrimination, making this plan more crucial than ever, Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, said in her video message on the occasion of the nation’s August 8 announcement of the plan.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an official ceremony to announce Decision No. 101 made by the Prime Minister on promulgating the first National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.

Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Luong Tam Quang received United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis in Hanoi on July 18.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception on July 7 in Hanoi for delegations of Lao and Cambodian women and female entrepreneurs who attended a forum connecting businesswomen of the three nations.