On November 27th, at the People's Police Museum, the Ministry of Public Security and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) jointly organized the opening of a photo exhibition and legal awareness campaign as part of the Month of Action on Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence.
This is the first exhibition in Vietnam on the role of the People's Public Security Force in protecting women and children from gender-based violence.
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| The delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the photo exhibition. |
The exhibition displays 63 photographs, inspired by the reality that 63% of married women have experienced violence in their lives, with less than 10% seeking help (according to the 2nd National Survey on Violence Against Women in 2019, conducted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the General Statistics Office, and the United Nations Population Fund).
The exhibition's images convey a message about preventing and responding to violence, with a two-part structure: "Stories to Forget" and "Looking Towards the Future." The exhibition aims to encourage women and girls who have experienced violence to seek support from the police.
Attending and cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the exhibition were Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, Deputy Minister of Public Security; Ms. Christine Arab, Director of UN Women Asia- Pacific ; and Ms. Caroline Nyamayamambe, Head of UN Women Vietnam.
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| Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, Deputy Minister of Public Security. |
In his opening remarks, Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To expressed his hope that the exhibition would contribute to raising awareness and changing behaviors in preventing and responding to gender-based violence; and at the same time affirm the role of the People's Public Security force in protecting the rights of women and children.
General Tran Quoc To affirmed the Ministry of Public Security's commitment to effectively contributing to joint efforts to implement the major directions of UN Women. He emphasized that Vietnam will continue to support the United Nations' overall policies on promoting gender equality and empowering women in its role as a member of the UN Women Executive Board for the 2025-2027 term.
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| Christine Arab, Director of UN Women for the Asia- Pacific region, speaks at the exhibition. |
Christine Arab, Director of UN Women Asia-Pacific, affirmed that UN Women is ready to support the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security in enhancing capacity and implementing initiatives related to preventing and responding to gender-based violence; and realizing the National Action Program on Women, Peace and Security. She expressed her desire to make the cooperative relationship with the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security a model at the national, regional, and international levels.
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| The delegates toured the exhibition and listened to explanations about the photographs on display. |
The exhibition will run from November 27, 2024 to December 10, 2024, and is open to the public free of charge from Monday to Saturday at the People's Police Museum (1 Tran Binh Trong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi).
| The period from November 15th to December 15th each year is designated by the Vietnamese Government as the Month of Action for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence. This is a peak month of action with significant media events that create positive effects, attracting the attention and participation of the people, communities, and agencies and organizations, contributing to raising awareness, changing behavior, and narrowing the gender gap in most areas. |
Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/trung-bay-63-buc-anh-ve-binh-dang-gioi-and-phong-ngua-ung-pho-bao-luc-tren-co-so-gioi-207784.html
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