The Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee make debut at the congress. (Photo: VNA)In her closing remarks, President ofthe Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Central Committee Ha Thi Nga said the congress adoptedimportant documents and affirmed the resolve to continue strongly andcomprehensively reforming activities of the union’s all-level chapters so as tofulfill their key role in handling women affairs, create momentum for womenfrom all social strata to bring into play their capacity, and improve the roleand stature of the women and chapters.
She highlighted the congress’s beliefthat under the Party’s clear-sighted leadership, central and local authorities’coordination, support from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals, theconsensus and solidarity of women nationwide, along with VWU cadres’ dynamism,creativity, and dedication, the resolution of the 13th NationalWomen’s Congress will be carried out successfully, thereby creating strongbreakthroughs in the women’s movement and VWU activities in the time ahead.
The congress elected 155 people tothe 13th VWU Central Committee, which later convened its firstmeeting and re-elected Nga as the President and chose four others as vicepresidents.
Delegates raise their cards to vote on the statutes of the Vietnam Women's Union (Photo: VNA)Vice President of the 13th VWU Central CommitteeNguyen Thi Minh Huong said the congress was successful with all the agendaapproved at the preparatory session. It saw the presence of 959 ofthe 1,000 official delegates.
The eventapproved the basic targets for 2022 - 2027, including helping 33,500 women’shouseholds escape from the poor or near-poor status; helping improve thecapacity of 17,000 women who are business owners, cooperative managers, or headsof business households; assisting the establishment of 350 cooperatives withwomen among their managers; and helping 80 percent of the women and girls whoare victims of domestic violence or human trafficking to access at least onesocial support service, according to Huong./.
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