Vietnam affirms commitment to promoting the program 'Women, Peace and Security'

On October 6, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, the Security Council (UNSC) held its annual Open Debate on the theme “Women, Peace and Security”, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1325.

Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Nguyen speaks at the discussion session of the Security Council.

The session, chaired by Russia - President of the UNSC in October 2025 - attracted speeches from nearly 90 member countries.

According to a VNA correspondent in New York, in his opening remarks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that a quarter of a decade after Resolution 1325 was adopted, efforts to promote gender equality are being severely tested amid a wave of global conflicts, with up to 676 million women living near conflict zones, the highest number since the 1990s. The Secretary-General called on countries to ensure that at least 15% of their peace budgets are dedicated to promoting gender equality, increasing the number of women participating in peacekeeping forces and ensuring the role of women in all stages of the peace process. Representatives of countries shared concerns about the increasing conflict violence and military spending in the world, with the number of women and girls killed in conflicts quadrupling in the past two years; Calls for increased access to medical and psychological support for victims and ensuring funding for women-led organizations.

Speaking at the discussion session, Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, emphasized that 25 years after Resolution 1325, women and girls are still the most affected by conflicts, while their voices are still limited in peace processes. The Vietnamese representative affirmed that preventing and addressing the root causes of conflicts is the best protection measure; emphasizing the need to put women at the center of peacekeeping, reconciliation and post-war reconstruction activities; at the same time, it is necessary to expand employment opportunities, access to finance, digital technology and ensure social security for women affected by conflicts.

Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Nguyen affirmed that Vietnamese women have always played an important role throughout the nation's history, from the struggles for national independence to the reconstruction, construction and development of the country. From Resolution 1889 (2009) of the UNSC on the role of women in post-conflict contexts to the Hanoi Commitment for Action 2020, Vietnam has always been active and steadfast in promoting the Women, Peace and Security agenda, maintaining its commitment to creating conditions for women to not only be beneficiaries, but also architects of sustainable peace.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/viet-nam-khang-dinh-cam-ket-thuc-day-chuong-trinh-phu-nu-hoa-binh-va-an-ninh-20251007145414803.htm