VOV.VN - The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on April 9 (US time) elected Vietnam to the Executive Board of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for the 2025 to 2027 term.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Vietnam launched a songwriting contest on gender equality on October 5 in Hanoi.

A cyber security handbook for women leaders was launched on June 15 by the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council.

VOV.VN - The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in collaboration with the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC) officially launched the "Cybersecurity Handbook for Women Leaders” in Hanoi on June 15.

VOV.VN - An international workshop was held in Hanoi on May 30 to examine opportunities and challenges to female security and police officers in UN peacekeeping missions.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) presented the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” to UN Women Representative in Vietnam Elisa Fernandez, during a ceremony in Hanoi on May 10.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan received Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, on May 4, appreciating his guest’s contributions to the promotion of gender equality and the protection of women and girls.

VOV.VN - Michelle Bachelet Jeria, former President of Chile, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and former Executive Director of UN Women led a delegation from Chile on April 3 to talk with female foreign officials and Vietnamese students about the role of female leaders in multilateral organisations, as well as to discuss foreign, political, and social activities.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Women's Union and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in Vietnam (UN Women) hosted an international forum on March 29 titled "Women, Cybersecurity and STEM".

VOV.VN - Female ambassadors, representatives from diplomatic corps and international organisations, along with spouses of diplomats in Vietnam gathered together in Hanoi on March 21 to find about more about silk weaving and silk products in Vietnam.