Press conference on the occasion of 96th anniversary of International Women’s Day March 8th

The theme was announcedat the press conference held by VWU o­n 20 Feb. 2006.

Following this theme, the media is encouraged to focus o­n the following VWU main activities and targets in 2006 and o­n the 8^th March occasion: development, dissemination, and implementation of the action plan to realize the resolution of the 10^th National Party Congress; Women’s Congresses at the 3 lower levels, heading towards the 10^th National Women’s Congress in the spirit of solidarity and renovation, incorporating the targets set by the 10^th National Party Congress; lessons learnt by VWU at all levels while implementing the resolution of the 9^th National Women’s Congress in close relation with socio-economic development targets of the whole country and specific localities in the first quarter of 2006; new developments in the women’s movement and achievements by the women since the last Women’s Congress; achievements in VWU’s 6 target programs and the movement “Women as active learners, creative workers, and builders of happy families”; the draft Law of Gender Equality to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval in 2006; preparation and organization of the 11^th APEC Women Leaders’ Network Meeting in Hanoi; live television bridge “Two sisters” as a get-together between VWU and Laos Women’s Union; women with distinguished achievements in different walks of life and newly-emerged role models in the national emulation movement, particularly the women individuals and collectives to receive the 2005 Kovalevskaia Prizes; and the implementation of VWU Executive Committee’s Resolution No.7 o­n the solutions to social problems related to women and girl children.