Da Nang - A safe city for women and children

DNO - "Building a safe and violence-free Da Nang city for women and children is not only the responsibility of the government and functional agencies, but also the task of the entire political system and society. Every citizen and every family needs to join hands, speak up and act to make the message of "no violence" a reality in every street and every home."

This is the request of Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the City Party Committee Tran Thang Loi at the conference to review 5 years of implementing Directive No. 39-CT/TU dated April 24, 2020 of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee on "Building a safe Da Nang city - no violence against women and children", on the afternoon of May 28.

Head of the City Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department Tran Thang Loi, Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi and Chairwoman of the City Women's Union Hoang Thi Thu Huong co-chaired the conference.

Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the City Party Committee Tran Thang Loi (6th, right) and Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi (6th, left) presented certificates of merit to collectives with outstanding achievements in implementing Directive No. 39-CT/TU. Photo: LE HUNG

Speaking at the conference, Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the City Party Committee Tran Thang Loi highly appreciated the efforts of the entire city's political system in joining hands to effectively implement social security policies, taking care of women and children to have a healthy, safe, friendly living environment, with conditions for physical and mental development, to study, participate in social, cultural and sports activities to minimize the conditions for crimes against women and children, crimes among minors, contributing to making Da Nang one of the "bright spots" in the effort to build a "4 safe" city.

The Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the City Party Committee requested that Party committees at all levels, Party organizations, authorities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations continue to promote the achieved results; step up communication andeducation work to raise awareness, focusing on vulnerable groups and those at risk of causing violence. Strengthen the application of information technology, multimedia communications, and social networks to spread the message "Da Nang is safe, without violence against women and children"...

With a sense of responsibility, high political determination and close, synchronous coordination of all levels and sectors, Da Nang will continue to maintain and promote its position as a pioneer city in building a safe, equal and happy living environment for everyone, especially women and children.

This will also be the foundation for us to continue to do better in the coming time towards the goal of building Da Nang into a "livable city" for local people, a safe and friendly destination for tourists from all over the world and international friends", Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the City Party Committee Tran Thang Loi emphasized.

According to the report, after 5 years of implementing Directive No. 39-CT/TU, the work of preventing violence against women and children in the city has achieved many positive results. Awareness and responsibility of all levels and sectors have been significantly raised; many models of prevention and response to violence and abuse against women and children have been established, contributing greatly to the timely detection, denunciation and prevention of acts of violence and abuse.

Communication work to raise awareness is considered important by the entire political system and has created a strong change in the awareness and actions of all classes of people regarding the prevention and response to violence and abuse against women and children.

The reception, processing of information, handling of cases, and provision of support services by competent authorities are carried out in accordance with legal regulations. The work of supporting and intervening to help women and children who are victims of violence and abuse is focused on...

Da Nang was recognized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) as the second city in Vietnam and the 56th city in the world to officially participate in the global flagship initiative “Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces”.

On this occasion, the Chairman of the City People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to 15 collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing Directive No. 39-CT/TU.

Chairwoman of the City Women's Union Hoang Thi Thu Huong (third from left) presented certificates of merit from the Chairman of the City People's Committee to individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing Directive No. 39-CT/TU. Photo: LE HUNG

LE HUNG

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