ASEAN Women for Peace convenes online meeting

ASEAN Women for Peace convenes online meeting

(VOVWORLD) - An online conference of the ASEAN Women for Peace Registry (AWPR) on Friday discussed the implementation of the ASEAN Leaders' Declaration on Women, Peace and Security adopted in 2017,...
Anti-racism demonstrations spread worldwide

Anti-racism demonstrations spread worldwide

(VOVWORLD) - Racial discrimination protests continue to spread across the US and many cities worldwide, triggered by the death of an unarmed black man while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota
UK to host vaccination forum

UK to host vaccination forum

(VOVWORLD) - The United Kingdom will host a summit in June seeking to raise billions of Dollars for the preeminent vaccination organization, Gavi, to produce a coronavirus vaccine, UK Foreign Secretary...
UN chief announces priorities in 2020

UN chief announces priorities in 2020

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced the UN’s plans for 2020 at an annual press conference at UN headquarters in New York
Spain offers to host COP25 climate change summit

Spain offers to host COP25 climate change summit

(VOVWORLD) - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday said he held a phone call with Spanish President Pedro Sanchez, where Sanchez offered to host the UN’s COP25 climate change summit in...
G7 lacks a common voice

G7 lacks a common voice

(VOVWORLD) - The G7 Summit in France concluded without major results due to differences between its members
Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam shared with the world its experience in implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Wednesday at the 2019 session of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Vietnam highlighted...
71% of Vietnamese women are in the workforce

71% of Vietnamese women are in the workforce

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will focus on completing its social welfare laws and policies, prioritizing the reform of social insurance and life-long learning for women and girls, and creating jobs for elderly...
ASEAN vows to narrow development gap

ASEAN vows to narrow development gap

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy reiterated ASEAN’s commitment to narrowing development gaps between its members at the 57th session of the Commission for Social Development of the UN Economic and...