Exhibition of 63 photos on gender equality and prevention and response to gender-based violence

On November 27, at the People's Police Museum, the Ministry of Public Security and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) jointly organized the opening of a photo exhibition and legal propaganda on the occasion of the Action Month on Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence.

This is the first exhibition in Vietnam on the role of the People's Public Security force in protecting women and children from gender-based violence.

Delegates cut the ribbon to open the photo exhibition.

The exhibition displays 63 photos, inspired by the reality that 63% of married women have experienced violence in their lifetime, of which less than 10% seek help (according to the 2nd National Survey on Violence Against Women in 2019, conducted by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the General Statistics Office and the United Nations Population Fund).

The images in the exhibition convey messages about preventing and responding to violence, with a two-part layout: “Stories to Forget” and “Looking Forward”. The exhibition aims to encourage women and girls who have suffered violence to seek support from the police.

Attending and cutting the ribbon to open the exhibition were Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, Deputy Minister of Public Security; Ms. Christine Arab, Director of UN Women Asia - Pacific; Ms. Caroline Nyamayamombe, Chief Representative of UN Women Vietnam.

Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, Deputy Minister of Public Security.

In his opening speech, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To expressed his hope that the exhibition would contribute to raising awareness and changing behavior in preventing and responding to gender-based violence; while affirming the role of the People's Public Security force in protecting the rights of women and children.

Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To affirmed the Ministry of Public Security's commitment to effectively contributing to the common efforts to implement the major orientations of UN Women. He emphasized that Vietnam will continue to support the United Nations' overall policies on promoting gender equality and empowering women in its role as a member of the UN Women Executive Council for the 2025-2027 term.

Ms. Christine Arab, UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, spoke at the Exhibition.

UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Christine Arab affirmed that UN Women is ready to support the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security in enhancing its capacity and implementing initiatives related to preventing and responding to gender-based violence; and realizing the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. She expressed her desire to make the cooperative relationship with the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security a model at the national, regional and international levels.

Delegates visited and listened to explanations about the photos displayed at the exhibition.

The exhibition will take place from November 27, 2024 to December 10, 2024, open for free from Monday to Saturday, at the People's Public Security Museum (No. 1 Tran Binh Trong, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi).

The Government of Vietnam has chosen November 15 to December 15 every year as the Month of Action for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence. This is a peak month of action with important media events, creating positive effects, attracting the attention and response of people, communities and agencies and organizations, contributing to raising awareness, changing behavior, and narrowing the gender gap in most areas.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/trung-bay-63-buc-anh-ve-binh-dang-gioi-va-phong-ngua-ung-pho-bao-luc-tren-co-so-gioi-207784.html