UN calls for the end of violations against women By Thoa Nguyen in HCMC The United Nations in Vietnam has rallied the entire country under the theme, 'Women and Men: United to End Violence against Women', to commemorate International Women's Day, March 8. About 20% of families in Vietnam experience family violence, according to a recent study of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The survey shows that few people report family abuse to local authorities and that gender inequality and violations of females still exist in Vietnamese families despite the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control that was passed in November 2007 and took effect in August 2008. This year, twelve UN agencies will work with the Government to reduce domestic violence and promote gender equality throughout the country. This year's action is based on the declaration of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that every one must work together to state loud and clear, at the highest level, that violence … [Read more...] about UN calls for the end of violations against women
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UN Habitat seminar on urban indicators
Urban indicators and urban management in Vietnam were the main theme of an UN Habitat - seminar in the northern province of Ninh Binh on Nov. 7. The seminar, held by the Association of Cities of Vietnam (ACVN) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat), is intended to develop an urban observatory system and a data system to assess small and medium-sized urban activities. Vietnam is home to more than 700 cities and towns whose population represents 30 percent of the country's total. However, the country hasn't got the urban observatory system to monitor the implementation of millennium development goals (MDGs). Under the urban observatory system project which is being carried out by the ACVN with the funding of the UN Habitat, a pilot urban observatory system will be set up to collect the latest datas on 96 urban areas in Vietnam according to draft urban indicators. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about UN Habitat seminar on urban indicators
Deputy PM to attend UN meeting on AIDS
Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control Truong Vinh Trong will attend the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York from June 8-10. Trong will then pay an official visit to Cuba from June 11-14 at the invitation of Vice President of the Cuban Council of State Gladys Bejerano Portela./. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM to attend UN meeting on AIDS
Explosive device goes off near UN hotel in Syrian capital
An explosive device on Sunday ripped through a garage in front of Dama Rose hotel in the Syrian capital of Damascus, where a UN political office is housed, witnesses told Xinhua. The blast was so powerful that it shattered some windows of the heavily-fortified hotel, a witness said, adding that some people in the vicinity were injured by the explosion. … [Read more...] about Explosive device goes off near UN hotel in Syrian capital
Cambodia sends soldiers to UN-led exercise in Thailand
Cambodia on June 16 sent 47 soldiers to Thailand to take part in the Ayara Guardian 2011, a multi-national peace-keeping exercise, which runs from June 13 to July 1. Seeing off the soldiers at the Phnom Penh International Airport , Prak Sokhon, Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers and chairman of the National Coordination Committee of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation, said that the exercise would be a good chance for Cambodian troops to learn from senior military trainers from the US , Indonesia , and the UN. … [Read more...] about Cambodia sends soldiers to UN-led exercise in Thailand