Scene of the 5th Vietnam-Korea Women Forum (Source: http://www.qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 5th Vietnam-Korea Women Forum took
place in Hanoi on June 30, focusing on the theme of mainstreaming gender into
policies towards sustainable development.
Speaking at the event,
Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Bui Thi Hoa stressed
gender equality is one of the principles constitutionalised in Vietnam’s first
Constitution in 1946.
Regulations on gender
equality have been included in many legal documents covering different fields
such as politics, economy, finance-budget, labour-employment,
education-training, healthcare, and population-family, she said, adding that
attention have been paid to activities targeting development of women.
The forum offered a good chance for the Governments, National Assemblies, local
administrations and organisations of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea to expand
cooperation programmes targeting women’s development in particular and sustainable
development of the two nations in general, Hoa stressed.
Lee Myung Sun, Chairwoman of the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI),
underlined the importance to make recommendations to policies concerning women,
affirming that the institute will continue promoting cooperation with the VWU to
connect women-related agencies and organisations, towards a better future for women of
both countries.
Participants at the forum shared policies and successful models at both
national and local levels; outstanding policies on gender equality; experience
in applying gender mainstreaming in the budgetary process and gender budgeting.
They also discussed policies to build women friendly cities in the central city
of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.
The forum was organised
rotationally by the VWU and the KWDI
over the last five years. The previous events focused on female human resources
development, vocational training and job creation, creative industry,
supporting female-owned entrepreneurs; and international marriage between
Vietnamese and RoK citizens.-VNA