VOV.VN - Country Gender Equality Profile Vietnam 2021 (CGEP), the first comprehensive report on the gender equality situation in Vietnam, was released at a meeting on October 26 by the UN Women, the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, the Asian Development Bank and the International Labour Organisation.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has recently signed a decision approving the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, with the first phase from now to 2025.

The contest "Cyber S – Generation S: Safety and equality in cyberspace" opened on October 4 to raise public awareness, especially among young people and content creators on social media, about safety and gender equality in cyberspace amid COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The first episode of a digital series called “Vinawoman – Ban linh Viet Nam”, “Vinawoman – Vietnam’s courage” in English, is set to launch at 8 p.m. on October 2 to help find the winners of Miss Universe Vietnam 2021.

Vietnam always focuses on gender equality issues, increasing the percentage of female soldiers involving in missions in different branches and other important issues to gradually promote the participation of women in this field.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is extremely proud to have been associated with Vietnam’s spectacular achievements in sexual and reproductive health, said Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A high-raking delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue left Hanoi for Vienna on September 5 to attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP).

The national strategy on gender equality helped to narrow gender gap in different fields during the 2011-2020 period, contributing to the country’s socio-economic development, heard a meeting on August 12.

UNESCO in Vietnam on August 3 launched the campaign #KeepingGirlsinthePicture - "For a future picture with girls", calling on the community to share inspirational stories to encourage ethnic minority students, especially girls, to continue their studies after the pandemic ends.

The Vietnamese Women Union (VWU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) held a workshop on July 16, in both in-person and virtual forms, to discuss gender equality in social insurance policy of Vietnam.