Domestic violence cases in Vietnam exceeded 127,200 from 2012-2016. (Source: nhandan.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will help Vietnam fight gender-basedand domestic violence under a project recently approved by Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc.
The project will becarried out over the next four years with non-refundable official developmentassistance worth 3.7 million USD.
Accordingly, Vietnam will be assisted to develop laws, policies, programmes andservices relating to the prevention of and response to gender-based and domesticviolence and prostitution issues, using evidence and a human rights-based approach.
A study on behaviourchanges in malechauvinism will be conducted asa basis for the revision of the Law on Gender Equality, the Law on DomesticViolence Prevention and Control, and other relevant policies.
The project will also develop standards for gender-based violence preventionand control, along with a system to collect online information and data ondomestic violence.
At the same time, there will be communications campaigns on policy advocacy andbehavior changes, in addition to models involving male farmers in the fight against gender-based violence.
Scientificevidence will also be gathered to build a bill on prostitution. Capacity inbuilding and implementing policies on gender equality, domestic violenceprevention and control, and prostitution issues will also be enhanced throughthe project.
Thenumber of reported domestic violence cases in Vietnam exceeded 127,200 from2012-2016. Some 83.69 percent of assaulters were men and nearly 80 percent ofdivorces were due to domestic violence.
Up to 58percent of married women have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime,while 87 percent of those who were abused did not seek any assistance fromauthorities
Children living with violence at home are morelikely to have poor academic performance and to bully others and commitoffences.
Vietnam now has approximately 7,000 supportcentres for victims of domestic violence.-VNA
The project will becarried out over the next four years with non-refundable official developmentassistance worth 3.7 million USD.
Accordingly, Vietnam will be assisted to develop laws, policies, programmes andservices relating to the prevention of and response to gender-based and domesticviolence and prostitution issues, using evidence and a human rights-based approach.
A study on behaviourchanges in malechauvinism will be conducted asa basis for the revision of the Law on Gender Equality, the Law on DomesticViolence Prevention and Control, and other relevant policies.
The project will also develop standards for gender-based violence preventionand control, along with a system to collect online information and data ondomestic violence.
At the same time, there will be communications campaigns on policy advocacy andbehavior changes, in addition to models involving male farmers in the fight against gender-based violence.
Scientificevidence will also be gathered to build a bill on prostitution. Capacity inbuilding and implementing policies on gender equality, domestic violenceprevention and control, and prostitution issues will also be enhanced throughthe project.
Thenumber of reported domestic violence cases in Vietnam exceeded 127,200 from2012-2016. Some 83.69 percent of assaulters were men and nearly 80 percent ofdivorces were due to domestic violence.
Up to 58percent of married women have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime,while 87 percent of those who were abused did not seek any assistance fromauthorities
Children living with violence at home are morelikely to have poor academic performance and to bully others and commitoffences.
Vietnam now has approximately 7,000 supportcentres for victims of domestic violence.-VNA
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