A seminar took place in Hanoi on December 11 to collect feedback on a report on HIV-infected women’s access to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)’s loans.

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.

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.

VOV.VN - International delegates hailed the nation’s efforts to affirm the role of women in building and sustaining peace during the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security which was held from December 7 to December 9 by the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the UN.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has selected MVV Education’s two technologies, Consultant Anywhere and Everlearn, to implement a COVID-19 business counseling and training programme for 500 women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A livestream gala which will be the highlight of the Mottainai programme is set to get underway at 7:30 p.m. on December 12 and will be broadcast on the website of the Vietnamese Women online newspaper at phunuvietnam.vn, aiming to raise funds to assist child victims of traffic accidents.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations, opened an international conference on women, peace and security themed “Strengthening women’s role in building and sustaining peace: from commitments to results” on December 7.

Vietnamese women’s special role in the settlement of post-war bomb and mine consequences has been highlighted at a photo exhibition held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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.

VOV.VN - Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama once said “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”