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Seminar launches activities for ASEAN women, children’s rights

A consultation seminar to launch activities of the ASEAN Commission on Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 10.
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Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – A consultation seminarto launch activities of the ASEAN Commission on Promotion and Protection of theRights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August10.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs (MoLISA) and the Vietnam Association for Protection of Children’s Rightsin the city, the event aimed to introduce relevant activities held in Vietnam anddiscuss joint work to protect women and children’s rights in the near future.

Over the past decade, the committee has actively fulfilled settargets, contributing to promoting social welfare as well as women andchildren’s involvement in the region.

Between 2016 and 2020, ASEAN member states have fulfilledaction plans on the back of the past achievements as well as devising newinitiatives in line with the regional action plan on eliminating violence againstwomen and children in the bloc.

Speaking at the event, deputy head of the MoLISA’sDepartment of International Cooperation Ha Thi Minh Duc said during the2016-2020 period, the committee will conduct three projects on the promotion ofsustainable integration of the ASEAN Community by ensuring legal status ofregional women and children; regional dialogues on children bully in Ho ChiMinh City at schools or online; and sexual child abuse: law and enforcement.

Nguyen Thi Thanh, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Associationfor Protection of Children’s Rights lauded positive achievements in careservices for children, adding that the number of children enjoying publicservices in health care, education and entertainment is increasing.

The association has also launched a hotline 18009069, offeredtimely consultation and legal assistance in children-related issues.

Grace Agcaoili, a UNICEF expert on children rights’protection, looked into social issues directly impacting women and children,especially child abuse. The economic loss caused by child abuse in East Asiaand the Pacific is estimated at 206 billion USD, or some 2 percent of theregional gross domestic product.

She called for launching specific strategies to mitigateimpact of violence against children and women.-VNA
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