Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga, Senior Advisor to the ASEAN 2020 National Secretariat and Vietnam’s representative at the AWPR (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The ASEAN Women for Peace Registry (AWPR) convened an online meeting onJune 5, where delegates exchanged information on activities and initiativesregarding women, peace, and security.
AmbassadorNguyen Nguyet Nga, Senior Advisor to the ASEAN 2020 National Secretariat andVietnam’s representative at the AWPR, attended the meeting and chaired aworking session.
Delegates alsodiscussed measures to implement ASEAN leaders’ Joint Statement on PromotingWomen, Peace and Security adopted in 2017.
They generallyagreed on the significance of accelerating the implementation of the jointstatement in the new circumstances, contributing to promoting the role of womenin the process of peace and security in particular and maintaining anenvironment of peace, stability, and development in the region in general.
They also agreedto put forth a comprehensive, creative, and sustainable approach for women,peace, and security, while intensifying links between women-related networksand raising public awareness about the role of women and their participation inpeace and security matters.
Nga said womenand children have been worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as regards healthcare,the economy, employment, and social welfare.
Vietnam’srepresentatives at the meeting highlighted the country’s priorities as ASEANChair 2020 and non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021 inenhancing regional and international cooperation relating to women, peace, andsecurity.
Nga called onthe meeting to seek directions to expand collaboration between the AWPR andpartners and concerned parties in the region and the world and to consolidatethe AWPR’s operations through regular meetings and training courses.
The AWPR expectsto meet online twice per year, she said, to maintain information exchangebetween members and tighten links among ASEAN and regional organisations.
Established onDecember 13, 2018, the AWPR aims to promote women’s participation andcontributions to peace building and the settlement of non-traditional andtraditional security challenges emerging in the region./.
The AWPR expectsto meet online twice per year, she said, to maintain information exchangebetween members and tighten links among ASEAN and regional organisations.
Established onDecember 13, 2018, the AWPR aims to promote women’s participation andcontributions to peace building and the settlement of non-traditional andtraditional security challenges emerging in the region./.
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