Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 5 Gender equality

Second phase of support programme for ethnic minority groups launched

A seminar was held in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on November 28 to launch the second phase of the programme titled “Reaching the Furthest Behind – Improving the quality of life of especially disadvantaged community groups in Ha Giang, Quang Tri and ...

National action month on gender equality launched

The National Action Month on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response was launched in Ha Noi on November 10.The event was organized by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the United Nations Office in Viet Nam and ...

UK helps boost access to quality education for Southeast Asian girls, women

The United Kingdom (UK) launched a Girls’ Education and Skills Program following the UK-ASEAN Plan of Action at the 2023 Education World Forum.The new program targets to offer some of the most marginalized women and girls in Southeast Asia a better future by boosting access ...

Thuy Dung

Vietnam among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills: UNICEF

Vietnam is among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills, according to a new UNICEF analysis which was issued on International Day of Girls in ICT (April 27).The report entitled “Bridging the Digital Divide: Challenges and an Urgent Call for Action for Equitable Digital ...

Increasing the efficiency of online business for women with disabilities

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) will actively advise and perform activities to help women with disabilities in many forms and act as a bridge to connect businesses, social organisations and the whole community to join hands to promote equity and rights for people with disabilities, ...

Promoting gender equality and education for children in ethnic minority areas

The phase II of the project “We are ABLE – Promoting Gender Equality and Girls’ Education for Children in Ethnic Minority areas of Vietnam,” was launched at the Green One United Nations House in Hanoi on March 28.Phase II of the “We are ABLE” project ...

Vietnam suggests gender equality solutions at ASGP’s session

Secretary General of the Vietnamese National Assembly Bui Van Cuong delivered a speech on gender equality in parliaments at the plenary session of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain on March 13 (local time). The Vietnamese ...

Gender imbalance in Vietnam 'severe'

The gender imbalance of newborns in Vietnam this year is considered “severe,” with 113.7 boys being born for every 100 girls, according to the General Office for Population and Family Planning.The gender imbalance could be attributed to some people preferring sons to daughters, as well ...

Le Nga

Việt Nam moves up four places on 2022 Global Gender Gap Index, reaching 83rd place

Việt Nam has climbed four places on World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2022 in the past year, from 87th to 83rd place out of 146 countries, with a score of 0.705/1.The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity and ...

Improved gender equality vital to recovery of garment, footwear industries

Further empowering women will help improve Việt Nam’s garment and footwear sectors after the COVID-19 crisis, evidence from the ILO’s flagship programme has shown.Better Work Việt Nam is a unique partnership between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World ...

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