Tag: gender equality
HCM City told to get creative to enhance gender equality
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.
Vietnam makes good progress in gender equality: UN Women representative
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.
Tet messages of G4 Ambassadors
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.
Vietnam develops a sound legal framework to promote gender equality: UN expert
Vietnam develops a sound legal framework to promote gender equality, according to Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam.
Participation of women in policy-making process to see sharp increase
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.
Vietnam progresses in human development index
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.
UN thanks Vietnam for halting gender-based violence
VOV.VN - To mark the Action Month for Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention, 12 representatives of UN agencies working Vietnam have produced a video clip thanking local frontline staff for protecting women and children from gender-based violence.
AICHR convenes second Special Meeting this year
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its second Special Meeting via video conference from November 23 to 25, the last official meeting chaired by Vietnam in its capacity as AICHR Chair 2020.
Nine businesses given awards for gender equality and women empowerment
VOV.VN - A total of nine Vietnamese enterprises have been granted the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) at a national level during an awards ceremony held on November 26 in Hanoi.
Hanoi Symphony concert to convey message on gender equality
The first-ever symphony concert to promote gender equality in Vietnam will premiere at the Hanoi Opera House on November 27, the organisers have announced.
