Directory of agencies supporting survivors of gender-based violence, abuse debuts
A directory listing organisations and agencies offering support for women and child survivors of gender-based violence and abuse in Vietnam, the first of its kind, has been launched.
The directory listing organisations and agencies offering support for women and child survivors of gender-based violence and abuse in Vietnam (Photo: UN Women)
Hanoi (VNA) - A directory listing organisations and agencies offering support forwomen and child survivors of gender-based violence and abuse in Vietnam, thefirst of its kind, has been launched.
Tran Thi BichLoan, deputy head of the Gender Equality Department at the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), said the launch aims to establish aninter-sectoral network in gender-based violence prevention and combat in thetime to come.
The directory ishoped to help victims seek support and protection in times of need, said ElisaFernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women Vietnam.
The release of thedirectory is an effort by the MoLISA and UN Women within a joint project to urgentlyrespond to violence against women and children in the context of COVID-19, withsponsorship from the Australian Government and financial and technicalassistance from UNFPA and UNICEF.
It was developedwith inspiration from the “Directory of Services” initiative for female migrantworkers during the pandemic, initiated by UN Women and the International LabourOrganisation (ILO), with sponsorship from the EU and within the framework ofthe “Safe and Fair Migration” project./.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the agency’s centre for digital contents and communications (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
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The directory listing organisations and agencies offering support for women and child survivors of gender-based violence and abuse in Vietnam (Photo: UN Women) 
