Ideas gathered for national review on gender equality
Ideas gathered for national review on gender equality among ethnic women
The Government’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs and the UN Women in Vietnam held a conference in Hanoi on July 11 to give ideas to the draft national review report on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, one of the world’s most comprehensive documents on gender equality and women empowerment.
Deputy Minister-Vice Chairman of the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Hoang Thi Hanh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Government’s Committee on EthnicMinority Affairs and the UN Women in Vietnam held a conference in Hanoi on July11 to give ideas to the draft national review report on the BeijingDeclaration and Platform for Action, one of the world’s most comprehensivedocuments on gender equality and women empowerment.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister-Vice Chairman of the CommitteeHoang Thi Hanh said that as the State management agency on ethnic minorityaffairs, the committee hopes that achievements as well as difficulties andchallenges in dealing with gender inequality among ethnic minority groups willbe fully included in the report.
This will contribute to defining Vietnam’s priority in promoting genderequality and the progress of women from the groups, she said.
As Vietnam is implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) withthe spirit of “leaving no one behind”, the issues related to ethnic minoritiesand gender equality should receive special attention, said Hanh.
She stressed the importance of the voice and engagement of ethnicminorities in the reviewing process in Vietnam.
In 2020, the world will celebrate the 25 years of the Beijing Declarationand Platform for Action.
Vietnam has planned to submit the national review report 2019 to the UN, thusactively involving in the review process at the Asia-Pacific level that will beimplemented in late 2019.
As the agency providing technical support to Vietnam in building thereport, the UN Women has assisted Vietnam in designing, implementing andsupervising the implementation of legal policies on gender equality and womenempowerment, especially among women from ethnic minority groups.-VNA
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The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh highlighted how Vietnam's revolutionary press has continuously evolved and strengthened over the past century, affirming its role as a sharp and vital political, cultural, and ideological weapon serving the Fatherland and the people in the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party.
Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai highlighted the growing demand for Vietnamese workers in Kyushu, especially in Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga prefectures. Currently, the region employs about 35,000 Vietnamese manual workers and over 5,000 IT engineers.
In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
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Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
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Deputy Minister-Vice Chairman of the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Hoang Thi Hanh (Photo: VNA) 
