A parade took place in Hanoi on November 24, International Day forthe Elimination of Violence against Women, in an effort to raise publicawareness of gender equality.
Addressing the event,National Assembly Deputy Chairman Uong Chu Luu applauded the initiativeof the Vietnam Farmers’ Union, the Vietnam Women Union and the UNPopulation Fund, the event’s organisers.
He notedthat Vietnam has completed a legal framework on gender equality anddomestic violence prevention and handling.
Theintroduction of the 2006 Law on Gender Equality and 2007 Law on DomesticViolence Prevention and Control has created an important legalfoundation to preserve the rights and interests of family members,especially the elderly, children and women who are vulnerable todomestic violence, he said.
However, he admittedthat shortcomings remain in the prevention and handling of violenceagainst women and girls in Vietnam.
He urgedrelevant ministries, agencies and socio-politic organisations tocoordinate with each other more closely to strengthen the enforcement oflaw on the work.
He commented that more effortshould be made to enhance the efficiency of communications, educationand mobilisation activities to raise awareness of gender equality andimplementation of the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control,striving to completely eliminate violence against women and girls.
The senior legislator thanked UN agencies and other internationalorganisations for assistance to Vietnam in the fight againstviolence against women and girls.
Meanwhile, UNResident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta pledged to join handswith the Vietnamese Government in erasing this violence, ensuring thatthey are empowered to raise their own voices.
President of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union Nguyen Quoc Cuong said as asocio-politic organisation for the legitimate interests of Vietnamesefarmers accounting for nearly 70 percent of the country’s population,the union commits to exerting efforts to improve its members’responsibility in the field.
President of theVietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa also vowed to continueeducating, mobilising and supporting women and helping to enhance theirawareness and knowledge of the Gender Equality Law and Law on DomesticViolence Prevention and Control.-VNA
Addressing the event,National Assembly Deputy Chairman Uong Chu Luu applauded the initiativeof the Vietnam Farmers’ Union, the Vietnam Women Union and the UNPopulation Fund, the event’s organisers.
He notedthat Vietnam has completed a legal framework on gender equality anddomestic violence prevention and handling.
Theintroduction of the 2006 Law on Gender Equality and 2007 Law on DomesticViolence Prevention and Control has created an important legalfoundation to preserve the rights and interests of family members,especially the elderly, children and women who are vulnerable todomestic violence, he said.
However, he admittedthat shortcomings remain in the prevention and handling of violenceagainst women and girls in Vietnam.
He urgedrelevant ministries, agencies and socio-politic organisations tocoordinate with each other more closely to strengthen the enforcement oflaw on the work.
He commented that more effortshould be made to enhance the efficiency of communications, educationand mobilisation activities to raise awareness of gender equality andimplementation of the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control,striving to completely eliminate violence against women and girls.
The senior legislator thanked UN agencies and other internationalorganisations for assistance to Vietnam in the fight againstviolence against women and girls.
Meanwhile, UNResident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta pledged to join handswith the Vietnamese Government in erasing this violence, ensuring thatthey are empowered to raise their own voices.
President of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union Nguyen Quoc Cuong said as asocio-politic organisation for the legitimate interests of Vietnamesefarmers accounting for nearly 70 percent of the country’s population,the union commits to exerting efforts to improve its members’responsibility in the field.
President of theVietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa also vowed to continueeducating, mobilising and supporting women and helping to enhance theirawareness and knowledge of the Gender Equality Law and Law on DomesticViolence Prevention and Control.-VNA
