A three-day meeting opened in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, on June 2 to look at the draft amended Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control.
The civil registration system in Vietnam has been improved considerably after five years of implementing the national action plan on civil registration and vital statistics.
The Norwegian Government and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to cooperating with and supporting Vietnam at the national and sub-national levels in ending gender biased sex selection (GBSS), for a brighter future for the next generation of Vietnamese.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Vietnam handed over 3,704 necessity kits for elderly people in three flood-hit central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Tri and Quang Ngai to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee on January 26.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over COVID-19 personal protective equipment meant to support the elderly to the Social Protection Department under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs in Hanoi on January 14.
An international workshop on November 18 and 19 is underway to provide a forum for foreign experts to share their experience and make recommendations on promoting active ageing and mental health in ASEAN member states.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) co-hosted an event on September 24 to release the independent Review of Ten Years of Implementing the Law on Gender Equality.
Naomi Kitahara, chief representative of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam, has called for an end to the preference for boys over girls in the country, to promote gender equality.
A new programme dealing with gender-biased sex selection and harmful practices in Vietnam will be carried out from 2020 to 2022, the UN Population Fund and the Norwegian Government announced on April 10.
A forum on child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 6 by the ASEAN Secretariat in combination with the UN Children's Fund, UN Population Fund , and the Plan International.
A project sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to support Vietnam in developing and monitoring the implementation of policies on youth development was launched in Hanoi on December 21.
A project to support the prevention and response to gender violence, domestic violence and on addressing sex work-related issues was launched in Hanoi on December 15.
The Government of Vietnam has always attached great importance to the population work, considering it as a key factor to the nation’s development, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy.
It is necessary to switch the population policy’s focus from family planning to population and development, which is considered a policy revolution to thoroughly deal with population issues and improve the population’s quality, said an official.
Indonesia said one third of local women have experienced physical or sexual abuse, following its first national survey on abuse against female citizens.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam held a conference on November 24 in Ho Chi Minh City to review a project to enhance Vietnam’s capacity in implementing youth strategy from 2011 to 2020.
National priorities on sexual, reproductive health and family planning beyond 2015 were announced at a workshop held by the Ministry of Health and the UNFPA in Hanoi on December 18.
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