At the ceremony held in Dien Bien province in response to the National Action Month on Gender Equality, and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response 2023 (Photo: VNA) Dien Bien (VNA) - ThePeople’s Committee of the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien in collaborationwith the UN Women Vietnam on December 11 organised a ceremony in response tothe National Action Month on Gender Equality, and Gender-based Violence Preventionand Response 2023.
Over the past time, Dien Bien province has made concerted efforts to carry out variousmeasures ensuring social welfare and promoting gender equality, makingcontributions to helping women and children with difficulties, especially thosein mountainous and remote areas, stabilising their lives and reducing the risk ofviolence, exploitation and abuse.
At the event, Rafiq Ahmed Mangi, deputydirector of the World Vision International Vietnam’s Against Child Exploitation(ACE) project, said that Dien Bien is facing many formidable challenges,including a high poverty rate and geographical barriers that make the exchange ofknowledge and resources a tough work.
He described the ceremony as avivid illustration for its commitment to addressing gender-based violence andchild labour.
The World Vision International Vietnam pledges to accompany competent agenciesand organisations to end gender-based violence and to protect children from the risksof violence and child labour, including online sexual exploitation.
Over the past time, Dien Bien province has made concerted efforts to carry out variousmeasures ensuring social welfare and promoting gender equality, makingcontributions to helping women and children with difficulties, especially thosein mountainous and remote areas, stabilising their lives and reducing the risk ofviolence, exploitation and abuse.
At the event, Rafiq Ahmed Mangi, deputydirector of the World Vision International Vietnam’s Against Child Exploitation(ACE) project, said that Dien Bien is facing many formidable challenges,including a high poverty rate and geographical barriers that make the exchange ofknowledge and resources a tough work.
He described the ceremony as avivid illustration for its commitment to addressing gender-based violence andchild labour.
The World Vision International Vietnam pledges to accompany competent agenciesand organisations to end gender-based violence and to protect children from the risksof violence and child labour, including online sexual exploitation.
UN Resident Coordinator for Vietnam Pauline Tamesis (Photo: VNA) She took the occasion to call on all people to condemn violence, express theirrespect for genders, and promote solidarity for a better and more equal worldfor younger generations.
Held in Dien Bien for the second year, the ceremony has been the largestcommunications event on gender equality in the locality.
Earlier,the National Action Month was launched on November 10 by the Ministry ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the UnitedNations Office in Vietnam and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines. At the event, MoLISA Minister Dao Ngoc Dung affirmed Vietnam's commitments toensuring gender equality in general, and increasing women’s empowerment inparticular; and emphasised the important role of communications on genderequality./.
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