(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Tuesday launched the 2025 National Action Month for Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response in Hanoi under the theme “Gender Equality and Safety for Women and Girls in the Digital Era.”
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“Alongside the opportunities brought by digital transformation, we are also facing new risks and challenges to gender equality, such as gender stereotypes, online gender-based violence, scams, grooming, verbal harassment, the sharing of sensitive images and videos, blackmail, and online abduction,” Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said at the launch ceremony, held in coordination with UN Women.
These issues have become more sophisticated and harder to control, creating new social instabilities, with women and girls remaining the primary and most vulnerable victims, she said.
Ms. Pauline Tamesis, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, emphasized that Vietnam continues to make progress in advancing gender equality. The UN, she said, is ready to act as a partner, connector, and advocate to help Vietnam realize its commitment to a digital future defined by safety, equality, and dignity for all.
The Action Month is observed annually from November 15 to December 15.