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HCM City, UN Women boost gender equality

Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu has received Elisa Fernandez Saenz, head of office at the UN Women in Vietnam, to discuss potential cooperation in the coming time.
HCM City, UN Women boost gender equality ảnh 1The meeting between HCM City's authorities and UN Women representatives on September 14 (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairwoman of the Ho ChiMinh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu has received Elisa Fernandez Saenz,head of office at the UN Women in Vietnam, to discuss potential cooperation inthe coming time.

During a reception on September 14 in the city, Thu thankedthe UN Women for its support to the city’s implementation of UN gender equalityprogrammes, including those on legal education, and building a safe city for womenand girls.

She said the UN Women’s invitation to an internationalconference on gender equality in Canada next October will help HCM City meetand exchange experiences with other localities in the world on the matter. Thusaid the city will soon respond to the invitation.

The official expressed her belief in a good partnershipbetween her city and the organisation thanks to their common goals towardequality and empowerment for women.

HCM City is willing to cooperate with the UN Women in thefield, she stated, expecting similar goodwill to come from the organisation.

For her part, Elisa Fernandez Saenz lauded the city’scommitments to implementing anti-gender-violence programmes, including theorganisation of an action month for the safety of women and girls and a monthfor gender equality promotion.

HCM City signed a commitment to build itselfinto a safe city for women and girls in 2017, becoming the 27th citiesworldwide to join the UN’s initiative.-VNA
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