Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has called on the French-speakingcommunity to pay greater attention and increase resources for theprotection and promotion of women and youngsters’ engagement inpolitical, economic and social life.
Addressing the15th Summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie(IOF) that opened in Dakar, Senegal on November 29, the VicePresident shared Vietnam’s experience in strengthening genderequality as well as the great contributions that Vietnamese women andyoung people have made to the country’s past struggle for independenceand current national construction.
She also spokehighly of IOF’s increased attention to strengthening relations withAsia-Pacific countries, vowing that Vietnam will do its utmost tofoster ties between the IOF and the ASEAN and Asia-Pacific region as awhole.
She highlighted Vietnam ’s external policyof independence, self-reliance for peace, cooperation and development,and international integration, and emphasised that Vietnam attachesmuch importance to multilateral foreign activities, including its roleas an active member of the UN Human Right Council and its participationfor the first time in UN peacekeeping operations.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, the only representative of theAsia-Pacific region at the event, expressed concern about theincreasingly complicated political and security situation in the world,with more hot spots, conflicts and rising global challenges such asterrorism, climate change, poverty and pandemics.
She stressed the need for the IOF to enhance solidarity and strengthenjoint efforts in order to cope with these common issues.
At the same time, she underlined that all disputes must be, and can besolved through peaceful measures on the basis of dialogue andcooperation.
The Vietnamese leader called on the IOFto continue supporting the stance of the ASEAN and Vietnam on dealingpeacefully with conflicts, including the East Sea dispute, on thebasis of respect for international law and the United Nations Charter.
Held under the theme “Women and Children in theFrancophonie: Peacemakers and Key-Players for Development,” the 15 thIOF Summit gathered 28 presidents, prime ministers and senior leaders of77 IOF member governments and states, as well as representatives fromregional and international organisations, including the UN and theAfrican Union.
The event heard a report on theorganisation’s operation by outgoing IOF Secretary-General Abdou Diof,who is the former President of Senegal. The report also gave assessmenton the implementation of action plans in politics and diplomacy madeduring the previous summit in Kinshasa , Congo in 2012, as well as asummary on multilateral cooperation among the community.
During the two-day summit, participants are scheduled to elect a newSecretary-General for the IOF and issue a Dakar joint statement.
In the framework of the event, the Francophonie Village in Dakawas held from November 24-30 with nearly 100 booths organised by IOFmembers. Vietnam also showcased products of the Vietnam Post andTelecommunication Corporation.
A series of workshopswere held on November 26-28 to boost collaboration in education andseek ways to help women and children escape violence, as well as toboost sustainable development in the community.
AFrancophonie economic forum will also be held on December 1-2 underSenegal’s initiative, which aims to draw measures to make thecommunity a positive factor in global sustainable economic growth.
Currently, the IOF has 57 member countries and territories, and 20 observer members.
The IOF Summit is held every two years, with the first one takingplace in 1986 in France. Vietnam hosted the 7 th IOF summit in1997.-VNA
Addressing the15th Summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie(IOF) that opened in Dakar, Senegal on November 29, the VicePresident shared Vietnam’s experience in strengthening genderequality as well as the great contributions that Vietnamese women andyoung people have made to the country’s past struggle for independenceand current national construction.
She also spokehighly of IOF’s increased attention to strengthening relations withAsia-Pacific countries, vowing that Vietnam will do its utmost tofoster ties between the IOF and the ASEAN and Asia-Pacific region as awhole.
She highlighted Vietnam ’s external policyof independence, self-reliance for peace, cooperation and development,and international integration, and emphasised that Vietnam attachesmuch importance to multilateral foreign activities, including its roleas an active member of the UN Human Right Council and its participationfor the first time in UN peacekeeping operations.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, the only representative of theAsia-Pacific region at the event, expressed concern about theincreasingly complicated political and security situation in the world,with more hot spots, conflicts and rising global challenges such asterrorism, climate change, poverty and pandemics.
She stressed the need for the IOF to enhance solidarity and strengthenjoint efforts in order to cope with these common issues.
At the same time, she underlined that all disputes must be, and can besolved through peaceful measures on the basis of dialogue andcooperation.
The Vietnamese leader called on the IOFto continue supporting the stance of the ASEAN and Vietnam on dealingpeacefully with conflicts, including the East Sea dispute, on thebasis of respect for international law and the United Nations Charter.
Held under the theme “Women and Children in theFrancophonie: Peacemakers and Key-Players for Development,” the 15 thIOF Summit gathered 28 presidents, prime ministers and senior leaders of77 IOF member governments and states, as well as representatives fromregional and international organisations, including the UN and theAfrican Union.
The event heard a report on theorganisation’s operation by outgoing IOF Secretary-General Abdou Diof,who is the former President of Senegal. The report also gave assessmenton the implementation of action plans in politics and diplomacy madeduring the previous summit in Kinshasa , Congo in 2012, as well as asummary on multilateral cooperation among the community.
During the two-day summit, participants are scheduled to elect a newSecretary-General for the IOF and issue a Dakar joint statement.
In the framework of the event, the Francophonie Village in Dakawas held from November 24-30 with nearly 100 booths organised by IOFmembers. Vietnam also showcased products of the Vietnam Post andTelecommunication Corporation.
A series of workshopswere held on November 26-28 to boost collaboration in education andseek ways to help women and children escape violence, as well as toboost sustainable development in the community.
AFrancophonie economic forum will also be held on December 1-2 underSenegal’s initiative, which aims to draw measures to make thecommunity a positive factor in global sustainable economic growth.
Currently, the IOF has 57 member countries and territories, and 20 observer members.
The IOF Summit is held every two years, with the first one takingplace in 1986 in France. Vietnam hosted the 7 th IOF summit in1997.-VNA
