At the conference (Photo: VNA)The event aimed to evaluate new opportunitiesand challenges for women in the digital era, as well as discuss policies andshare experience in promoting gender equality in politics, employment, family,and training.
Increasing the role of women has a crucialmeaning in the implementation of the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, includingpoverty reduction, social welfare guarantee, and sustainable and inclusivedevelopment.
Speaking at the conference, Mai called on ASEMcountries to enhance cooperation and exchange experience in the field.
She highlighted Vietnam’s policies, efforts andachievements in increasing the role of women in socio-economic developmentafter 30 years of “Doi moi” (renewal) process and international integration.
Particularly, the country has accelerated theimplementation of Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality andempowerment of all women and girls within the framework of the national actionplan approved by the Prime Minister in early May 2017 to carry out the UNAgenda 2030.
The ambassador also underlined Vietnam’s activeengagement in ASEAN and APEC activities to promote gender equality.
The Southeast Asian nation is scheduled toorganise the sixth APEC forum on women and economy in the central coastalprovince of Thua Thien-Hue in September as host of the APEC 2017.
After two days of discussion, the conferenceadopted the Vilnius Statement for submission to the 13th ASEM ForeignMinisters’ Meeting in Myanmar in November and the 12th ASEM Summit in Belgiumin 2018.
Delegates agreed to set up a periodical ASEMdialogue mechanism to increase women’s economic empowerment and continuesharing experience on strategies and orientations in the field to ensurenon-violence and equal environment for women.
Initiated by Lithuania, the conference receivedsupport from China, Japan, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Romania, Sweden,Croatia and Mongolia. It was approved at the 11th ASEM Summit in Mongolia inSeptember 2016.-VNA
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