Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defense, chaired the program. Senior Lieutenant General Do Can, Deputy Director of the General Department of Political Affairs attended the event.
The event was organized via the online form, connecting 47 localities in the whole military.
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Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh speaking at the event |
Accordingly, the program aimed to disseminate information to raise awareness of women’s advancement and gender equality among officers, soldiers, women's union members, and workers in the whole military, thus promoting popularization and education of law on gender equality and gender-based violence prevention and response.
Addressing the event, Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh underlined that over the past years, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, Party Committees, political agencies in the whole military have paid attention to carrying out the Party’s directives, resolutions, and State’s laws. The work for the advancement of women, gender equality, and gender-based violence prevention and response in the military has been implemented in line with orientations of the National Committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women.
Calling for active participation of troops and women in the military, Gen. Vinh asked participating units and agencies to further boost dissemination and education of law on gender equality and gender-based violence prevention and response while equipping women and girls with measures to protect themselves from violence.
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Representatives of outstanding families honored at the event |
On this occasion, the Ministry of National Defense’s Committee for the Advancement of Women honored and presented gifts to 70 outstanding military families for their contribution to the COVID-19 prevention and control work of military units in the whole military.
Translated by Quynh Oanh