Vietnam Women's Union

The 11th Women's Leaders' Network (WLN) Meeting has concluded in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, with the release of a statement from delegates.

Over three days of meetings, more than four hundred delegates from APEC's Member Economies debated issues of importance for ensuring a strong and stable environment for women to expand business and entrepreneurial opportunities.

The statement can be downloaded from the APEC Website and covers the following areas:

Women's Participation in the Digital Economy
Legal Frameworks and Gender Analysis
Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (M/SME)
Human Security
Women Leaders Network and the Future

News photographs from the meeting are available for download and use by the media.

Outcomes from the meeting will be presented to APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministers when they meet in Ha Noi on September 28-29.

The next APEC WLN Meeting will be in Port Douglas, Australia, in June 2007.

For further information contact:

Christopher Hawkins on +84 (0)9 0223 7105, +61 433 810 844 or E-mail: ch@apec.org

Anita Douglas on +65 9172 6427 or E-mail: ad@apec.org