Enhancing capabilities of women in the military in the digital era

PANO – On February 7, in Hanoi, the Military Women Advisory Board, the Standing Body of the Board for the Advancement of Women of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, in coordination with the United Nations (U.N.) Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (U.N. Women), and with the support of the Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP) of the Canadian Department of National Defense, jointly organized the international workshop titled “Enhancing Capacity and Ensuring Safety for Women in the Military for Peace and Security in the Digital Era.”

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Attending and delivering the opening address, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau, Deputy Minister of National Defense, emphasized that in recent years, Vietnam has achieved many positive results in promoting gender equality and implementing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda of the U.N..

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau delivers a speech at the event.

Within the Vietnam People’s Army, women constitute an important component of the armed forces and have made significant contribution across various fields. In particular, Vietnamese servicewomen have directly participated in U.N. peacekeeping operations, taking on positions that require a high level of professional expertise, courage, discipline, and the ability to work effectively in multinational environments.

Featuring three discussion sessions, the workshop helped reaffirm Vietnam’s role as an active and responsible member state in implementing the U.N.’s WPS agenda. It also clarified the need to closely integrate digital transformation, gender equality, and the goals of peace and security of each country and the international community, considering this integration as an essential component in building a modern, humane, and internationally integrated military.

Delegates attend the workshop.

The workshop further provided a platform for dialogue and cooperation, enhancing the meaningful participation of the military’s women in activities such as U.N. peacekeeping, search and rescue, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance, both domestically and internationally, in the context of rapid digital transformation across the globe.

Translated by Chung Anh