The United Nations agency charged with gender equality and women’s empowerment today presented concrete areas of focus and goals for the three-day, high-level meeting on AIDS which begins at UN Headquarters tomorrow.

22 February 2010 – The United Nations launched a new effort today to expand its partnership with the private sector and philanthropies in the battle for complete gender equality and the empowerment of women, not only as a necessary human right but as economic common sense as well.

Vietnamese business women were applauded by State President Nguyễn Minh Triết for their great contributions to helping the local economy overcome.

Two collectives and 17 individuals were honoured for their outstanding achievements in scientific and technological research and applications for production and business at a ceremony held by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hanoi o­n March 5.

The nation and the UN have pledged to join hands in executing the national strategy on gender equality for 2011-2020 and a similar national programme for 2011-15 successfully.

Nguyen Thi Loc is one of two Vietnamese female scientists who will receive the Kovalevskaia Award 2010 at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 8, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper has reported.

Vietnamese women marked their international day o­n March 8 with the establishment of the Intellectual Women’s Association, in the interest of women’s advancement and gender equality.

Project “Financial capacity to reduce domestic violence”

Project “Financial capacity to reduce domestic violence”

CPV) – On December 8th, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Education and Training held a conference to sum-up the Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children (PEDC) project which started in 2003 and completed in 2010.