- Responsibility of the person who commits domestic violence
Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha and UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Mr. Matt Jackson chaired the workshop. On the side of Ha Tinh province, there were Mr. Le Ngoc Chau, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Ha Tinh and leaders of the Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ho Chi Minh City...
Conference delegates.
In her opening speech, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha said: “In Vietnam, the issue of gender equality in general and prevention and response to gender-based violence is one of the issues that the Party, State, Government and relevant ministries and sectors are constantly interested in and committed to implementing through solutions in terms of institutions, policies, communication, raising awareness, improving capacity, researching and building pilot models to provide support services for victims of gender-based violence in many diverse and rich forms. The interest and participation of ministries, sectors and agencies in the work of preventing and responding to gender-based violence is also demonstrated through inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms to address different aspects of gender-based violence such as: Inter-sectoral coordination regulations on preventing and combating domestic violence; Coordination regulations in the work of receiving, protecting and supporting victims of trafficking between the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Regulations on coordination on preventing and combating violence and child sexual abuse between the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Public Security..."
Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha, speaking at the workshop.
Despite many important achievements, the work of preventing and responding to gender-based violence still faces many difficulties and challenges. Gender-based violence is still quite common, and it is worth noting that the majority of women who have suffered violence have not yet sought help from official support services or local authorities. The service delivery system still faces many difficulties in terms of facilities, equipment, human resources and staff skills, especially the coordination between relevant agencies and units is still not unified and synchronous, affecting the quality of support for victims of violence and creating fear among people when they need support.
At the workshop, delegates were shared with international guidelines on inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms in the prevention and response to gender-based violence. Results of implementing inter-sectoral coordination regulations on domestic violence prevention and control, as well as successful lessons in developing and implementing inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms on the prevention and control of gender-based violence and child abuse in Quang Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr. Matt Jackson, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam, spoke at the workshop.
Delegates from ministries, sectors, localities and service providers supporting victims of gender-based violence also exchanged, discussed and made many suitable and feasible recommendations. At the same time, it was proposed that there should be a coordination regulation at the central and local levels, which clearly defines the specific roles and responsibilities of relevant agencies in preventing and responding to gender-based violence.
Mr. Matt Jackson, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam affirmed: “UNFPA is committed to continuing to support the Government of Vietnam in developing a multi-sectoral coordination mechanism at the national and local levels, in line with international standards and to ensure that no one is left behind. The multi-sectoral coordination mechanism will ensure that efforts to prevent and respond to gender-based violence are comprehensive and consistent, and that survivors of gender-based violence can access timely and quality support services regardless of where they live or what their circumstances are…”
Leadership representative speaking at the workshop.
The information, experiences and opinions discussed and shared at the workshop will be an important basis for moving towards research and proposing the formation of an inter-sectoral coordination mechanism on prevention and response to gender-based violence at the national level in the coming time.
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