Illustrative image (Source: internet)Kitahara made the appeal at a workshop jointly held bythe Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the UNFPA in Hanoion December 3, which looked into Vietnam’s draft Law on Domestic ViolencePrevention and Control (amended).
She affirmed the UNFPA’s support for Vietnam’s actionmonth for gender equality, and prevention and response to gender-based violence.
In her remarks, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports andTourism Trinh Thi Thuy said the ministry is pooling opinions on the draft law,adding that the amendment aims to consolidate institutions on domestic violenceprevention and control.
Delegates at the workshop shared the view that the NationalAssembly’s adoption of the law in 2007 mirrors Vietnam’s strong commitments andgreat efforts in handling domestic violence, especially violence against womenand children.
The law has created a healthy legal corridor for thedevelopment and the implementation of many policies and measures against domesticviolence over the past two decades, they said.
According to a study conducted in 2019, nearlytwo-thirds (62.9 percent) of Vietnamese women experienced at least one or moretypes of violence in their lifetime by their husband.
Half of women who experienced violence by husbands hadnever told anyone. Almost all women (90.4 percent) who experienced physicaland/or sexual violence from husbands did not seek any help from formal serviceproviders.
Violence against women has serious consequences oneconomic development, as well as physical and mental health. It is costing Vietnam’snational economy the equivalent of 1.8 percent of GDP./.
VNA
