Vietnam supports ASEAN-EU partnership in gender equality
Vietnam, as an active and responsible member of the ASEAN community, strongly backs the cooperation in promoting gender equality and female empowerment between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU).
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam, as an activeand responsible member of the ASEAN community, strongly backs the cooperationin promoting gender equality and female empowerment between the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU).
Thestatement was made by Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social AffairsNguyen Thi Ha at an ASEAN-EU dialogue on gender equality and empowerment forwomen and girls held in Hanoi on October 22 by the ministry, the ASEANSecretariat, and the EU delegation to Vietnam.
Haexpressed her view that the dialogue will offer a chance for countries in thetwo regions to share experience and intensify collaboration in gender equality,thus helping them achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) and ensure noone is left behind during the development process.
Kung Phoak,ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, saidthat the bloc pledges to achieve the target of gender equality and empowermentfor women and girls as mentioned in the ASEAN Vision 2025 as well as its maindocuments.
Last yearwas a successful one for ASEAN in terms of honouring women and girls, heaffirmed.
HenrietteGeiger, Director for People and Peace at the European Commission andDirectorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, stated thatthe EU will continue to promote gender equality within its territory as well asin its relations with its partners, especially in development cooperationactivities.
During thedialogue themed “Implementing SDG 5: Gender Equality at Work,” delegatesdiscussed challenges and factors in improving the implementation of SGDsrelated to gender equality at national and regional levels. They alsohighlighted the importance of gender equality and empowerment for women in theworkplace, going on to define specific cooperative points in this field for thefuture.
They also maderecommendations on gender mainstreaming measures and how to step upcoordination activities between the two regions in this field.–VNA
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Participants at the dialogue (Source: VNA) 
