The Viet Nam Women’s Union (VWU) officially launched a “Say No to Violence against Women” campaign on Friday to collect signatures for an initiative by the United Nations’ Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
So far, more than 2,000 Vietnamese supporters have signed a list published on the UN-backed campaign’s website.
After collecting 1 million signatures, the list will be sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the UN’s Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25.
The campaign aims to send a strong message to policymakers to make the elimination of violence against women a top priority on the global agenda. So far, prime ministers and foreign ministers of 70 countries and territories have committed to the campaign…..Read Full Article
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