Vietnam and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement on the official visit to Vietnam by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on April 9 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
A policy dialogue on “Ensuring Child Right of being protected from all forms of discrimination” took place in Hanoi on November 7 to advocate the enforcement of policies and law on child rights.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Vietnam has faced legal barriers as the law currently only recognises two genders, without any acknowledgement of other gender identifications or of same-sex marriage, said Dinh Thi Thu Thuy, head of the Department of Law under the Ministry of Health.
Hanoi International Queer Film Week 2018 (HIQFW), a series of film screenings and discussions projecting voices from the LGBTQ community, is taking place in Hanoi on August 12-17.
Gender violence should receive more media coverage to ensure women and children are brave enough to speak up to prevent domestic violence, said Truong Quang Hong, a gender expert from Care International in Vietnam.
The United Nations in Vietnam showed its support for the LGBTI community in its joint statement issued on May 17 on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT).
The rainbow colours, a widely-recognized symbol of LGBT people, have become popular among Vietnamese and it is not uncommon to see rainbow flags pinned to shirts and on car bumpers in the country.
Nguyen Huong Giang, a Vietnamese transgender woman, on March 9 won Miss International Queen 2018. Her victory marks a remarkable step in LGBT people’s endeavors to earn social acceptance in Vietnam.
Actress and film director Kim Khanh recently launched her new project, Hon buom (Butterfly Soul), a documentary on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in HCM City.
The Center for Supporting Community Development Initiative (SCDI) held a workshop on November 23 in the south central coastal province of Binh Dinh to seek ways to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community’s access to health care services.
The Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in Hanoi will hold the Hanoi Pride Parade in Hanoi on September 24 to advocate the universal values of equality, diversity and tolerance.
Hanoi Pride 2017, the country’s most anticipated event for the LGBTQ community, opened on September 18 and runs until September 24 with a series of exhibitions, discussions, film screenings, a bike rally and walking march.
Vietnam and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement in thte framework of the working visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the Netherlands from July 8-11.
The Embassy of Canada has announced a grant of 94,252 CAD for projects
on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people rights, and
anti-human trafficking interventions.
The annual ASEAN music festival will return to the outdoor setting of
Hanoi’s American Club Hanoi for the second time, with live music
performances and refreshments to be enjoyed throughout May 24.
Vietnam has lauded the efforts of the international community in
implementing the 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA)
on the protection of human rights.
The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people) community will
be the central focus of an art festival taking place from December 14-29
in Hanoi, according to Viet Nam News.
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