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| Assistant to the Foreign Minister Dương Trí Dũng (middle) introduces Việt Nam’s women empowerment as well as gender integration in the country’s development policies and strategies at the Annual Discussion of Integration of a Gender Perspective which took place within the framework of the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hoa |
Viet Nam News
GENEVA — Assistant to the Foreign Minister Dương Trí Dũng introduced Việt Nam’s women empowerment as well as gender integration in the country’s development policies and strategies at the Annual Discussion of Integration of a Gender Perspective which took place within the framework of the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva yesterday.
The move aimed to promote women’s involvement in the country’s political, economic and social matters, especially in the National Assembly, civil authority agencies and businesses, he said.
It was necessary to effectively implement international commitments to gender equality, particularly the realisation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, he said, stressing the role played by the UNHRC and other UN mechanisms in this regard.
At a panel discussion on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Dũng appreciated the UNHRC’s contributions to promoting dialogues and international co-operation in human rights over the past decade.
International and regional co-operation is the key to poverty reduction, peace, security and sustainable development in the context that the world is facing increasing challenges.
As a member of the UNHRC since 2014, Việt Nam had made tangible contributions to enhancing co-operation and dialogues between UNHRC member countries, he said, calling on the council and the UN in general to step up international co-operation in this field.
The 33rd session, which runs from September 13-30, is the last session Việt Nam has attended in its capacity as a UNHRC member. — VNS
