VOV.VN - Vietnam on February 3 defended its record on gender equality and women’s rights during a dialogue with the United Nations committee overseeing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), highlighting recent legal reforms and pledging further action.

Despite the various improvements in the promotion of gender quality and women empowerment, much still remains for Vietnam to do to ease gender prejudice and enhance public awareness on women’s role, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Human rights in Vietnam will continue to be guaranteed in the Constitution and in legal institutions, with State policies focusing on improving all aspects of life.

Parliaments should take more actions with a focus on policies and strategies on recovery, thus meeting gender equality requirements, a Vietnamese representative said at the online Meeting of Women Parliamentarians within the 29th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-29).

The Vietnamese Government has made a great success in advancing gender equality, and the UN Women has accompanied the Government in the work, Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, has said.

Vietnam develops a sound legal framework to promote gender equality, according to Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam.