VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh has reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to gender equality, outlining three key priorities: strengthening legal frameworks, enhancing women's economic empowerment, and fostering female leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as well as innovation.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) held a seminar in Hanoi on March 11 to release outcomes of its recent research on the country’s gender equality as a driver of sustainable development.

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 - Vietnam has achieved significant progress in carrying out the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in areas such as maternal and child healthcare, gender equality, job creation, and sustainable growth.

Vietnam remains committed to working with the international community to further promote gender equality and empower women to unlock their full potential and turn aspirations and ambitions into reality, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN).

A programme designed to help businesses measure and implement comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in human resource management to enhance their competitive edge in the global supply chain was launched in HCM City on January 16.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has allocated US$5.5 million to fund two news projects to support the Government of Vietnam with technical and financial support from UNFPA to address gender-based violence against women and girls.

Vietnam’s determination to promote gender equality and to address gender-based violence is reaffirmed through the opening of another One-Stop Service Centre (Anh Duong House) in the northern province of Hoa Binh on January 9.

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.

A photo exhibition in celebration of the National Action Month for Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response opened in Hanoi on November 27.