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UNFPA presents over 6,903 dignity kits to women in central regions
VOV.VN - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently handed out 6,903 dignity kits to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) as a means of supporting women and girls who are at risk of violence in the country’s five flood-hit central provinces.
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.
UNFPA helps nation ameliorate reproductive healthcare services
VOV.VN - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam gave 64 Doppler fetal monitors and personal protective equipment worth US$300,000 on January 7 as part of efforts to help ensure quality in sexual and reproductive healthcare services in flood-affected provinces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNFPA earmarks additional US$800,000 for flood-affected women, girls
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided an additional US$800,000 for women and girls in Da Nang city and eight provinces in the central region affected by flooding in recent times, raising its total aid to US$1.34 million.
Collectives, individuals honoured with national volunteer awards
A total of 20 collectives and individuals were honoured for their outstanding contributions to volunteer work in 2020 during an awards ceremony jointly held in Hanoi on December 5 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee.
Aging in Vietnam: The elderly to account for 20.4% by 2050
It takes Vietnam only 20 years to transform from 7% to 14% of the population aged 65 and over.
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.
UNFPA supports Vietnamese women at risk of violence
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on November 2 handed over 2,800 dignity kits to the Vietnam Farmers’ Union to support its female members at risk of violence in the central city of Da Nang.
UNFPA assists female flood victims in central region
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has provided aid worth US$540,000 in support of women and girls in Vietnam’s six central provinces affected by devastating floods.
Vietnam among top countries of sex ratio imbalance at birth
As Vietnam is listed among three countries with the highest rate of sex ratio imbalance at birth, local authorities are making efforts to raise public awareness and tighten regulations to shorten the gap.
