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Vietnam promotes women’s role in building peace
International delegates lauded Vietnam’s contributions to affirming women’s roles in building and sustaining peace while attending the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security held by the Foreign Ministry in partnership with the United Nations on December 7-9.
United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlombo-Ngcuka spoke highly of Vietnam’s contributions to promoting the adoption of UN Security Council’s Resolution 1889 on women’s role in post conflicts when the country played the role of a non-permanent member of the UNSC during 2008-2009.
Meanwhile, UN Resident Coordinator for Vietnam Kamal Malhotra said that the conference is a wonderful opportunity for countries to enhance their commitments to improve the roles of women.
He also appreciated Vietnam’s strong support for the UN’s agenda on women, peace and security, expressing his belief that the country will keep its leading role in the agenda.
At the closing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said the conference affirmed determination of member states to realise the four pillars set in UN’s agenda on women, peace and security, including ensuring women’s full and equal participation in decision making, integrating gender perspective into women’s participation in settling the roots of conflicts, promoting women and girl children’s rights, and enhancing women’s roles in post-conflict relief and rescue work.
A wide range of initiatives and recommendations were raised at the conference, Trung said, adding Vietnam’s proposal “Hanoi Action Commitment” detailing activities to strengthen women’s participation in peace progress and women’s empowerment in various sectors receive enthusiastic response from 11 nations, namely Estonia, Finland, Mexico, Malaysia, Laos, New Zealand, Norway, the UK, Sweden, Germany and Myanmar.
The document will be introduced to other UN members in the time ahead before being sent to the President of the UN General Assembly and the UNSC, he added.
Successful organisation of the conference is significant since it reiterated Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralism, diversification and international integration, and that Vietnam is a trustworthy and responsible member in the international community, he stressed.
The conference, alongside with Vietnam’s contribution in the role as the ASEAN Chair 2020 and a non-permanent member of the UNSC during 2020-2021, continued to affirm the Vietnamese Party and State’s policies to promote gender equality and improve women’s position./.
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gender equality and women’s empowerment is recognized as a vital means to help accelerate sustainable development through a key stand-alone development goal (SDG5) and through gender mainstreamed in all other goals.
It takes a critical look at how women, especially women and girls in Viet Nam are affected by each of the 17 SDGs
Increasing women’s participation means more effective peacekeeping and peacebuilding.
Women peacekeepers are enablers to build trust and confidence with local communities, thus help prevent and reduce conflict and confrontation.
More importantly, they inspire, encourage, create role models for women and girls to become a meaningful part of peace and political processes.
In recent years, Viet Nam has increased its engagement in global peacekeeping efforts.
Currently, Viet Nam has 10 female officers on duty in Level II Field Hospital, accounting for nearly 17% of the total 63 members of the Hospital. This rate is higher than the set target of the United Nations.
Female officers of the People's Army of Viet Nam in South Sudan and the Central African Republic not only fulfilled their duties but also proactively proposed to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission many extra-duty activities to help local people
Not only do they complete the task, but they also inspire others and help bring Vietnamese values closer to international friends
We hope that, for Vietnamese female officers in particular and female officers in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in general, their living conditions will be paid greater attention to. In addition, they should be considered for leadership positions that they deserve.
Their roles and contributions should be recognized and appreciated not only within their missions but also in the world.
Engaging women in peacekeeping forces is a typical example of gender equality, a cause that the United Nations is promoting.
Supporting women’s participation, empowerment and leadership in all fields is one of the cornerstones of our support in Viet Nam
We are committed to deepening our partnership with the Government of Viet Nam to continue strengthening capacities for increasing women’s contribution to Viet Nam’s future deployments.
It is a pilot project that aims to catalyze transformational change in increasing uniformed women’s meaningful participation in UN peace operations.
We listened to women peacekeepers when designing the Initiative, and we will continue to incorporate their perspectives in every aspect of our work.
Women are not just victims of conflicts but must be active participants and shaping all peace efforts.
The role of women in Vietnam was subject to many changes throughout the history of Vietnam.
When gender is combined with peacebuilding, practitioners have in mind different dimensions, which have been reflected in the multiple reports and guidelines produced on the subject over the last two decades. They are not exclusive but instead emphasize different elements of gender.
Gender analysis can bring to light the experiences of men and women during conflict and peace, assess needs, and show how gender relations change during and due to conflict and peace.
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