Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The second National Survey on Women’s Health and LifeExperience funded by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam was launched at aworkshop in Hanoi on January 25.
The workshop was jointly held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs (MoLISA), General of Statistics Office under the Ministry of Planningand Investment, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The second national survey on violence against women in Vietnam will beconducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO). It is intended to providedata for the investigation of domestic violence and to find solutions to theissue.
The survey will be carried out by the GSO from March 2018. Meanwhile, MoLISAwill be responsible for coordinating the process, publishing the survey’sresults in 2019 and building national programmes and policies on violenceagainst Vietnamese women and girls.
Violence against women and girls is a violation of human rights, not onlycausing serious consequences for individuals but also restrain the country'ssocio-economic development.
According to the first national survey on violence against women conducted in2010 by GSO, 58 percent of married Vietnamese women, aged from 18 to 60,experienced violence at least once in their lives. However, 87 percent ofdomestic violence victims did not seek the assistance of public services. Thesurvey suggested that violence against Vietnamese women was an alarming issue.
Speaking at the event, Pham Ngoc Tien, head of Department of Gender Equalityunder MoLISA, stressed upon the significance of surveys and data inconsolidation with the legal system to offer appropriate policies and solutionson women’s issues.
Vietnam has witnessed significant improvements in archiving targets towardsgender equality. The national legal framework for gender equality has alsoimproved markedly. However, violence against women and girls remains high andhas not been resolved effectively. - VNA
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