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Circle Painting ‘Joining hands to end violence against women and girls in Viet Nam’

In celebration of the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE, the United Nations in Viet Nam, the Youth Union, CCIHP, CSAGA and partners organized a ceremony - Circle Painting ‘Joining hands to end violence against women and girls in Viet Nam’ in Hanoi Children’s Palace on 24 November.

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‘Love Journey’ social media contest opens online site for submissions

The Love Journey, a social media campaign aimed at preventing gender-based violence through interaction with youth, will begin accepting idea submissions on December 4 from individuals at www.htyt.vn. The campaign will promote discussions and activity amongst youth on the attitudes and behaviours of caring and respectful relationships, and will link romantic love and friendship with gender equality and non-violence.

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UN Women Viet Nam ‘Greening the Blue’

21 November 2011, Ha Noi – As part of Greening the Blue initiative UN Women staff have developed an office wide pledge as a part of a larger greening effort by the UN in Viet Nam.

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Gender response policy, programme discussed

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) cooperated with UN Women to hold a dialogue forum on establishing and implementing a gender response policy and programme in Hue City on November 28th-29th. Addressing the forum, attended by 80 delegates from cites and provinces nationwide, a representative of MoLISA affirmed the Vietnamese Government has been improving gender equality laws and implementing policies and programmes on gender-related issues and women’s progress. Delegates discussed the achievements and challenges of gender and gender equality, and shared information from a gender equality study jointly conducted by the Vietnamese Government and the United Nations.

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> Thong Tan Xa Viet Nam/ Viet Nam Plus

> Nhan Dan - People's Daily

> Phap Luat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh p8 - Ho Chi Minh City Law; Lao Dong & Xa Hoi p2 - Labour & Society)

Gender and Aid Effectiveness

At the end of November 2011, over 2,000 delegates from international donors, governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and academia will gather in Busan, South Korea, to debate making aid more effective at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4), the tri-yearly meetings launched by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
In addition to reporting on the success of past efforts, HLF4 delegates will consider how to cope with new challenges in making aid more effective.
These challenges include declining funding from the countries that have traditionally provided aid, and the emergence of new donors and investors who have not yet pledged to follow key principles of aid effectiveness (national ownership, donor coordination, transparency, consultation with civil society, and the promotion of human rights and environmental sustainability).

• Gender and Aid Effectiveness - English
• Gender and Aid Effectiveness - Vietnamese