In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Vietnam Women’s Union launched a nationwide campaign called “long-dress week” (tuan le ao dai) to “promote the beauty of Vietnam’s women.” ...
Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- The Vietnam Embassy in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Light of Asia Foundation, celebrated Vietnam Women's Day with a cultural event showcasing traditional Vietnamese ...
Lou Eisenbrandt, stands next to an Army jeep on her last day in Vietnam. Eisbrandt served as a nurse during the war and shares her experience in the new documentary "To The Women Who Served." Women ...
International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. It is a day when women, the UN and the world at large celebrate all women for their achievements and their role as agents of change to advance gender equality. “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,” the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, emphasizes the urgent need to address entrenched ...
International Women’s Day 2025 Upholding women's rights leads to a better future for all Promoting and protecting gender equality makes sense for justice, for prosperity and for a better common future. Yet around the world we are witnessing a growing pushback against women’s rights and gender equality, advances which were painstakingly made over decades. Gender-based violence is persistent ...
GENEVA – Without substantive gender equality, women and girls, comprising about half of the world’s population, cannot realise their right to development, a UN expert warned today.“Gender equality is a cross-cutting foundational human right that must not fluctuate with changes in the political climate,” said Surya Deva, the Special Rapporteur on the right to development.