A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan participated in the 20th Global Summit of Women (GSW), which opened in Beijing, China, on May 20.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Vietnamese representative said that since the GSW set up in 1990, the struggle for the advancement of women in the world has seen encouraging results, including achievements gained during the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Platform and Action Programme towards the Millennium Development Goals and the increasing role of the global women summits.
However, over the past years, women have still been a vulnerable group to global issues such as diseases, economic crisis, climate change, energy and food security, Doan said, adding that ensuring gender equality and improving women’s role are facing a lot of challenges in a changing world.
She, therefore, applauded this summit’s theme of “Women at the Forefront of Change”, saying that the theme not only places women as a priority in all changes of the global life but also affirms their decisive role in addressing international issues, helping create every positive change for a more peaceful, prosperous and beautiful world.
The Vice State President affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to gender equality and create favourable conditions for women to participate in all aspects of the society.
Vietnam has gained encouraging achievements in ensuring women’s rights. In 2009, the Vietnamese National Assembly passed the Law on Gender Equality, marking a gigantic progress in the position on the role of women for the national development.
Also in the year, the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessed Vietnam as one of the leading countries making progresses in gender equality, recording the most rapid change in removing the gender gap in Southeast Asia over the past 20 years.
On the occasion, Doan suggested the summit continue strengthening its consultative role for international organisations, especially the UN, and raising its voice at international forums on women’s issues while proposing measures to connect women in countries.
Also at the opening ceremony, GSW President Irene Natividad called on women throughout the world, particularly female young people, to promote their activeness in recovering the world economy in the post-crisis period.
Drawing the participation of over 1,370 outstanding women from 80 countries and territories, the three-day summit will focus on discussing major topics such as “Looking towards changes for women through cooperation and partnership”, “Major trends of the post-crisis period”, and “Government’s orientations for women”.
During the event, there will also be symposia for female ministers, mayors and business leaders./.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Vietnamese representative said that since the GSW set up in 1990, the struggle for the advancement of women in the world has seen encouraging results, including achievements gained during the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Platform and Action Programme towards the Millennium Development Goals and the increasing role of the global women summits.
However, over the past years, women have still been a vulnerable group to global issues such as diseases, economic crisis, climate change, energy and food security, Doan said, adding that ensuring gender equality and improving women’s role are facing a lot of challenges in a changing world.
She, therefore, applauded this summit’s theme of “Women at the Forefront of Change”, saying that the theme not only places women as a priority in all changes of the global life but also affirms their decisive role in addressing international issues, helping create every positive change for a more peaceful, prosperous and beautiful world.
The Vice State President affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to gender equality and create favourable conditions for women to participate in all aspects of the society.
Vietnam has gained encouraging achievements in ensuring women’s rights. In 2009, the Vietnamese National Assembly passed the Law on Gender Equality, marking a gigantic progress in the position on the role of women for the national development.
Also in the year, the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessed Vietnam as one of the leading countries making progresses in gender equality, recording the most rapid change in removing the gender gap in Southeast Asia over the past 20 years.
On the occasion, Doan suggested the summit continue strengthening its consultative role for international organisations, especially the UN, and raising its voice at international forums on women’s issues while proposing measures to connect women in countries.
Also at the opening ceremony, GSW President Irene Natividad called on women throughout the world, particularly female young people, to promote their activeness in recovering the world economy in the post-crisis period.
Drawing the participation of over 1,370 outstanding women from 80 countries and territories, the three-day summit will focus on discussing major topics such as “Looking towards changes for women through cooperation and partnership”, “Major trends of the post-crisis period”, and “Government’s orientations for women”.
During the event, there will also be symposia for female ministers, mayors and business leaders./.
