The Vietnam Women’s Union, the Institute for Development & Community Health (LIGHT), and the UN Women in Vietnam jointly organised an virtual programme to celebrate the International Women’s Day (March 8) and launch the campaign “For Women’s Smile” in Hanoi, central Thua Thien-Hue province, and Ho Chi Minh City on March 6.

VOV.VN - Women are set to hold key leadership positions in 60% of state management agencies and local administrations at all levels by 2025, increasing to 75% by 2030, according to the National Strategy on Gender Equality for the 2021 to 2030 period which was recently approved by the Government.

A national forum on “Engaging Men and Boys in the Promotion of Gender Equality and the Elimination of Gender-based Violence” was recently held for the first time in Hanoi with 200 delegates participating both online and in person.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality needs to take creative and effective approaches to ensure gender equality in every aspect, a city leader has said.

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.

VOV.VN - On the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, Ambassadors of G4 countries – Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland – to Vietnam have conveyed their wishes to Vietnamese people ahead of the biggest festive occasion in the country and show support for gender equality.

Ensuring social progress, equality, and welfare, and building a Vietnamese citizenry with characteristics that meet the requirements of the new era are the tasks set for the Ministries of Labour, Invalids and Social affairs, and Culture, Sports and Tourism in the time ahead.

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

VOV.VN - The nation has set a target to see women hold 60% of key positions in state management agencies by 2025, with this figure anticipated to rise to 75% by 2030 in line with a programme recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - The nation’s human development index (HDI) value for 2019 stood at 0.704, thereby putting the country in the high human development category and earning it a position of 117th out of 189 nations and territories globally.