At the seminar. Photo: dangcongsan.vn
Speaking at the event, Irish
Ambassador to Vietnam Cait Moran said Vietnam has made socio-economic and
gender equality progress over the past two decades, but challenges remain.
Dinh Thi Tu, head of the Committee
for Ethnic Minority Affairs’ Department of Ethnic Minorities, said the rate of
poor ethnic minority households was 23.1 percent in 2015, four times above the
national average. In particular, 14 ethnic minority groups had at least 41
percent poor households while three others posted more than 70 percent,
including La Hu (83.9 percent), Mang (79.5 percent) and Chut (75.3 percent).
Nearly 24,000 women were illiterate
in the northern mountainous province
of Ha Giang as of April
30, 2015. In 2014 alone, 10 out of 53 ethnic minority groups saw high rates of
early marriage, amounting to 45 percent. In six ethnic minority groups, the
rate was over 50 percent, namely Brau, Ro Mam, La ha, Xinh Mun, O du and Mong.
On personnel work, among the total
number of officials and civil cadres working in the central, provincial,
district and communal level, ethnic minority people only accounted for 7.51
percent as of April 30, 2015, reported the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Head of the UN Women Office Elisa
Fernandez said Vietnamese government agencies, including the Committee for
Ethnic Minority Affairs, should strengthen resources and take creative measures
to identify the socio-economic situation in ethnic minority groups.
Source: VNA