September 27, 2017 | 20:03 (GMT+7)
APEC seminar discusses women’s empowerment in changing world
PANO - The second APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE 2) Meeting under the theme “Enhancing integration and improving women’s economic empowerment in a changing world”, opened in Thua Thien-Hue province on September 26.
PPWE 2 is the first important meeting of the four-day ongoing APEC 2017 Women and Economy Forum which is chaired by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and organized by the APEC 2017 National Secretariat.
Delegates at the meeting in a group photo
In her speech, MOLISA Deputy Minister Dao Hong Lan highly valued the one-year active engagement of PPWE representatives in organizing such an event.
According to the APEC 2017 National Secretariat, in the official framework of the APEC 2017 Women and Economy Forum, three events will take place, including PPWE 2, Public-Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy, and the High-level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy. Other conference topics, seminars, forums and cultural events will be held during the forum as well.
With its theme, PPWE 2 prioritizes gender equality for inclusive economic growth, improvement of competitiveness and innovation of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises owned by women, and narrowing of gender gap in human resources development.
During the PPWE 2 meeting, delegates will give proposals and initiatives to the APEC 2017 Women and Economy Forum in particular and APEC Vietnam in general.
The meeting is expected to update participants with the process of, and map out work for the implementation of PPWE’s strategic plan for the 2015-2018 period, boost closer cooperation among APEC economies and working groups on carrying out joint initiatives, work out regulations and operating criteria of the APEC fund on women and the economy, complete and approve the guide on gender criteria for APEC projects and complete and submit the Ministerial Declaration to the High-level Policy Dialogue.
Translated by Mai Huong