Delegates launch the Month of Action for Gender EqualityThe National Action Month on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response was launched on November 15 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Security and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of MoLISA Dao Ngoc Dung affirmed that Vietnam's commitments to ensuring gender equality in general, and increasing women’s empowerment in particular; and emphasised the important role of communications on gender equality. 
To address gender inequality in Vietnam, he stressed that in addition to laws, policies and programmes to ensure social welfare, communication is identified as the most important task and solution to raise awareness, change behaviour, contribute to eliminating prejudice, and move towards achieving substantive gender equality.

The highlight of this year's launching ceremony is the cooperation and participation of agencies and units in the People's Public Security forces through the coordination of organizing the launching ceremony and commitment to implementing gender equality work and preventing and responding to gender-based violence.

In 2024, the theme of the Action Month reflects Vietnam's current priorities and focus in promoting substantive gender equality, aiming to promote the capacity, role, and potential of women and men for the development of the community and family and to equally benefit from the results of that development./.