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Policy recommendations to promote gender equality in the Socio-Economic Development Plan in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2025 period with vision to 2030
On May 23, in Da Nang, the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Viet Nam held the workshop on Mainstreaming Gender in Socio-economic development Plan in ethnic minority and mountainous ...
25 million child marriages prevented in last decade due to accelerated progress, according to new UNICEF estimates
The prevalence of child marriage is decreasing globally with several countries seeing significant reductions in recent years, UNICEF said today. Overall, the proportion of women who were married as children decreased by 15 per cent in the last decade, from 1 in 4 to approximately ...
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Viet Nam: Children at risk of malnutrition in aftermath of Typhoon Damrey, reports UNICEF
More than a week after Typhoon Damrey battered south-central Viet Nam, assessments by United Nations aid agencies have revealed that vulnerable populations – including children, and pregnant and nursing mothers – in poor and remote areas are still underserved by relief efforts. An estimated 150,000 children ...
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