Geneva (VNA) - The Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, the WorldTrade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva held agathering on March 8 on the occasion of the 1981st anniversary ofthe Hai Ba Trung Uprising and the 111th anniversary of InternationalWomen’s Day.
Speaking at the event,head of the Vietnam’s Mission in Geneva Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai expressedpride and admiration for heroines and heroic Vietnamese mothers, femalescientists, diplomats and businesswomen during the national development period.
She was also proud ofVietnam for being hailed by the international community for its achievements ingender equality and women empowerment over the past year.
In the United NationsDevelopment Programme’s Human Development Report 2020, Vietnam ranked 65th out of 162 countries and among one third of nations globally in terms ofthe number of female parliamentarians. The rate of female deputies in the 14th National Assembly reached 27 percent.
Amid the COVID-19pandemic, Vietnam attached importance to protecting women, children andvulnerable groups as well as upholding women’s role in pandemic response andpost-pandemic recovery, she said.
According to the ambassador,gender equality was promoted at forums of the UN, WTO and internationalorganisations. WTO is stepping up trade, gender equality and economicempowerment for women.
She stressed thatVietnam is ensuring women’s fair involvement in leadership positions atpolicymaking level, towards achieving sustainable development goals regardinggender equality and women empowerment.
Participants at theevent vowed to popularise Vietnam’s policies, laws and achievements in genderequality to international friends, improve women’s fair participation invarious areas, including politics and economy, as well as actively join relevantactivities at Geneva forums./.
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