Over the past 30 years, especially in the 2019-2024 period, Vietnam has been determined to realize the goals of the Beijing Platform for Action and other international commitments on gender equality, notably the development and consolidation of national laws and policies.
From November 19-21, the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference to review 30 years of implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action took place in Bangkok (Thailand).
The conference was attended by 1,200 delegates from 51 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region, including Ministers/Heads of Delegations, leaders of government agencies, leaders of international organizations, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and experts in the field of gender equality.
The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha. The delegation included the Department of Gender Equality and the Department of International Cooperation (Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs), and the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP).
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| Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference reviews 30 years of implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. |
The conference was held to review the progress of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in the Asia-Pacific region over the past five years; to learn from lessons learned, good practices, as well as difficulties, challenges, and priority actions needed to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment; and to share information on gender equality and women's empowerment policies. This was also an opportunity to promote regional consensus on priority actions to accelerate the implementation of commitments in the Declaration and prepare for the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2025.
The conference will take place over 3 days with many events organized around priority topics on: Promoting women's economic empowerment; Enhancing women's participation and leadership in the Asia and Pacific region; Sustainable strategies to respond to and prevent violence against women and girls; and Promoting gender equality through actions to improve gender relations.
Speaking at the main session of the Conference, Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said that over the past 30 years, especially in the 2019-2024 period, Vietnam has been determined to realize the goals of the Beijing Platform for Action and other international commitments on gender equality, notably the building and strengthening of national laws and policies.
Accordingly, Vietnam seriously integrates gender equality issues in the development of legal documents and policies to eliminate discriminatory regulations against women and men. The National Strategy on Gender Equality for the 2021-2030 period was issued with many goals, targets and solutions to narrow the gender gap, create conditions and opportunities for women and men to participate and enjoy equality in all areas of social life, contributing to the sustainable development of the country.
In addition, communication programs promoting gender equality in various fields have been issued and implemented nationwide by the Government. The active participation of the government and political and social organizations from central to local levels in the implementation of laws and policies has brought about many important results. These efforts and determinations have significantly improved the role and status of Vietnamese women: the gender gap in all levels of education has been narrowed; the health care system for ethnic minority women and women migrating from rural to urban areas has been strengthened; the service system to support victims of gender-based violence has been expanded and improved in quality...
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| Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha spoke at the Conference. |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha said that to achieve progress in gender equality, it is important to have a common consensus on awareness. That is, economic development must go hand in hand with progress, social justice, poverty reduction and attention to vulnerable groups, especially women and children. It is necessary to further strengthen the state management system on gender equality and integrate gender equality issues into programs and initiatives at all levels and in all fields.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha affirmed that Vietnam will continue to participate and actively contribute to the contents, documents and general reports of the Conference. At the same time, it will continue to strengthen the partnership between the Government and relevant parties, including United Nations agencies, to maximize support for results on gender equality and women's advancement.
| According to the report at the Conference, Vietnam's gender equality index in 2024 ranked 72/146 countries. The proportion of female National Assembly deputies is always high in the Asia-Pacific region (reaching 30.26%); Vietnamese women account for 46.8% of the country's workforce; The labor force participation rate of female workers is 62.4%; The proportion of enterprises owned by women is 28.2%. More and more outstanding female entrepreneurs and female CEOs in Vietnam are recognized and honored by world economic forums. |
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