The Women Parliamentarians of ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (WAIPA)held a conference on September 15, in Vientiane, Laos, to discuss howto enhance the role of female parliamentarians in building the ASEANCommunity.
During the event, participants from all tenASEAN member countries also discussed efforts to prevent violenceagainst women and children and the leading role of women in the region.
They proposed a higher female rate inASEAN’s legislative bodies, contributing to enhancing protecting womenand children’s social welfares. They called on ASEAN member countriesand agencies of the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) to takemore actions towards gender equality, meeting the millennium developmentgoals and building the ASEAN Community.
Truong Thi Mai,head of the Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs,said the Vietnamese delegation to the event proposed increasingcomprehensive measures and educational activities to prevent women andchildren trafficking.
The conference was part of the 35th AIPA in Vientiane from September 15 to 20.-VNA
During the event, participants from all tenASEAN member countries also discussed efforts to prevent violenceagainst women and children and the leading role of women in the region.
They proposed a higher female rate inASEAN’s legislative bodies, contributing to enhancing protecting womenand children’s social welfares. They called on ASEAN member countriesand agencies of the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) to takemore actions towards gender equality, meeting the millennium developmentgoals and building the ASEAN Community.
Truong Thi Mai,head of the Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs,said the Vietnamese delegation to the event proposed increasingcomprehensive measures and educational activities to prevent women andchildren trafficking.
The conference was part of the 35th AIPA in Vientiane from September 15 to 20.-VNA
