UN Women will continueproviding its policy consultancy and assistance for the VietnameseGovernment to effectively implement the country’s domestic andinternational commitments on gender equality and women empowerment.
The statement was made by Gonzalo Koncke Pizzorno, President of the UNEntity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) at apress conference in Hanoi to conclude the UN Women delegation’s visitto Vietnam from December 8-12.
Talking aboutVietnam’s achievements and progress, Pizzorno spoke highly of thecountry’s combination of implementing women empowerment in genderequality goals and its law-making efforts related to this issue.
He also pointed out challenges in promoting the involvement of men andboys in joint efforts to protect the right of women and girls.
He pledged that the UN Women will closely work with the VietnameseGovernment to put an end to violence related to gender, boost theleadership and participation of women in policy-making process at alllevels, including those on reducing disaster risks and strengtheningclimate change adaptations.
During its stay, the UNWomen delegation had working sessions with leaders of the Ministries ofLabour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Justice, and Foreign Affairs,the National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs, and the People’sSupreme Court.
It also visited central Thua-Thien Hue province and Da Nang city-VNA.
Efforts underway to revive wetlands at Tram Chim National Park
Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is stepping up efforts to restore a sustainable wetland ecosystem, one of the last remaining areas representing the typical wetland landscape of the historic Dong Thap Muoi region.
