Press release

Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) in cooperation with United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) organized the signing ceremony “Say NO to Violence against Women” at Center for Women and Development in the morning of October 31, 2008.

(co-organized by VWU and UNIFEM on 31st October 2008 in Hanoi)

8 individuals and 3 groups having the excellent achievements in many fields of the social life will have glory to be named on October 18 at Vietnam Women Award Ceremony 2008.

President of VWU Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa in the afternoon of September 11 received Cuban Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Fredesmán Turró González who came to pay courtesies on the occasion of his return to Vietnam to resume for the second term as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Vietnam.

Member of Central Committee, President of Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa visited and presented families of staffs, members and women victimized by the storm # 6 in Bac Giang province on October 3, 2008.

On average, women and children in developing countries carry up to 15 kilograms of water, over more than 5 kilometres and for as long as 8 hours every day!!

In the afternoon of 25 July 2008, the central of Vietnam Women’s Union organized the 5 year Review vocational training and job introduction (2002-2007) in Ho Chi Minh City. There were nearly 200 participants who are in executive board of VWU; directors of profession training and job introduction center of VWU system and Director of Labour, invalid and social affair Department of some provinces/cities.

In two days from 29 to 30 July 2008, The central of Vietnam Women’s Union organised an Annual Conference on Health care and HIV/AIDS prevention under the chairmanship of the Vice President of VWU Madame H’Ngam Niek’dam in Ho Chi Minh City.

Recently, Quang Binh Women’s Union has organized 3 training courses on environmental sanitation, women & children health care for nearly 200 WU’s members and other women at the commune of Tan Hoa, Trung Hoa and Thuong Hoa (Minh Hoa district).