UN Women was one of a number of UN agencies and civil society representatives advocating for gender mainstreaming during talks at the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancún, Mexico (COP16), where Governments convened to negotiate how the international community should combat global warming after the Kyoto Protocol meets its end date in 2012. They succeeded in adopting a package of decisions, also known as the Cancun Agreements, on 11 December to combat climate change, which included gender and social dimensions.
To celebrate international women’s day, Viet Nam is honouring a select group of women who helped improve the quality of life in the country, Nguyen Thanh Ha reports.
Research undertaken by women scientists has made an important contribution to the country’s renovation process, said a national committee on scientific prizes.
The World Bank (WB) on January 5 launched the Vietnam Innovation Day programme with a mission seeking innovative ideas from local communities to deal with climate change.
Led by Hoang Thi Minh Hong, the first Vietnamese to visit Antarctica 12 years ago, the local group included a businessman, reporter, educator and environmentalist.
