UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen (Photo: VNA)More than 69 million voters are expected to cast their ballots at polling stationsacross the country on May 23, she noted, lauding Vietnam’s efforts in ensuringsafety for the important event amid the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Expressing her impression at the vibrant atmosphere acrossthe country ahead of the elections, the UNDP representative underlined thatinvolving in the elections is an important chance for people to practice theirrights to choose their representatives.
People's participation in politics is partof the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the InternationalCovenant on Civil and Political Rights, which state that all people have equalrights to engage in public issues, to cast their votes and to run for the elections,she said.
Wiesen recalled President Ho Chi Minh’s statement in the first general election ofVietnam in 1946, saying that all citizens from the age of 18 upwards have the rights torun for the elections and cast their votes regardless their background, religions andrace. Seventy-five years later, those principles are still suitable andimportant, she stressed.
The official cited a recent research by UNDP Vietnam on people-elected female deputies' contributions to Vietnam's development in the 2016-2021 period, showingthat both male and female deputies consider the interest of voters as the mostimportant factor impacting their viewpoints on a specific issue.
The research revealed that female deputies interact withvoters via social media more often than their male peers. In their actionplans, female deputies showed greater interest in the areas ofeducation-training and healthcare than male deputies, said Wiesen.
She said that the UNDP hopes tostrengthen cooperation with and support to Vietnam in building leadershipcapacity for people-elected female deputies so that they can implement their tasks better after being elected./.
Wiesen recalled President Ho Chi Minh’s statement in the first general election ofVietnam in 1946, saying that all citizens from the age of 18 upwards have the rights torun for the elections and cast their votes regardless their background, religions andrace. Seventy-five years later, those principles are still suitable andimportant, she stressed.
The official cited a recent research by UNDP Vietnam on people-elected female deputies' contributions to Vietnam's development in the 2016-2021 period, showingthat both male and female deputies consider the interest of voters as the mostimportant factor impacting their viewpoints on a specific issue.
The research revealed that female deputies interact withvoters via social media more often than their male peers. In their actionplans, female deputies showed greater interest in the areas ofeducation-training and healthcare than male deputies, said Wiesen.
She said that the UNDP hopes tostrengthen cooperation with and support to Vietnam in building leadershipcapacity for people-elected female deputies so that they can implement their tasks better after being elected./.
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