The APPF Executive Committee Meeting passed the theme, agenda, and working programme of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) on January 18.
The APPF Meeting of Women Parliamentarians opened in Hanoi on January 18, seeking ways to promote gender equality and empowerment of women and girls for sustainable development and shared prosperity.
The 26th Annual Meeting of the APPF-26, themed “Parliamentary partnership for peace, innovation and sustainable development”, is to open in Hanoi on Jan 18 with 3 key meetings scheduled for the day.
More than 350 delegates from member nations have registered to attend the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26), heard a press conference in Hanoi on January 17.
A project to prevent violence against women and to provide consultations for victims of gender-based violence was launched in Hanoi on January 16.
The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) will serve as a booster for cooperation in the framework of the APEC on the parliamentary arena.
Lo Thi Phong in Chieng Chung commune in Mai Son district in the mountain province of Son La, has cultivated coffee for more than 10 years on 5,000 square metres of land, but she still finds life difficult.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Ping Kitnikone on January 9.
The Ministry of Justice and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) will join hands to offer legal assistance and education for women during 2018-2022.
Communication works, forums and talks on gender equality will be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho under a project to support gender equality in ethnic minority areas during 2018-2025.
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.
While the profile of Vietnamese businesswomen has been raised significantly in recent years with the emergence of leaders in certain sectors, budding women entrepreneurs still have to fight with one hand tied behind their backs.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Phan Kieu Thu was elected the 7th Secretary General of the Colombo Plan on December 12.
Entrepreneurs and politicians from World Trade Organisation (WTO) member nations gathered at a business forum in Argentina on December 12 to promote dialogue between State and private businesses.
The 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10 with the participation of more than 400 delegates from 164 member countries.
The Foreign Ministry and the UNDP in Vietnam held a workshop on December 8 to inform the implementation of the 2nd-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations accepted by Vietnam.
The UN Women and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam are calling on labourers to participate in an online survey to assess the effects of the revision of the Labour Code on labourers.
The UN Women in Vietnam and the Asia Development Bank in Vietnam held a workshop on December 6 on promoting gender responsive budgeting in Vietnam.
