VietNamNet Bridge – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is due to visit Vietnam from March 28-31.



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This is the first trip to Vietnam by Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka with the intention of boosting ties with the Vietnamese Government in promoting equality and raising public awareness of ensuring women’s rights.

During her three-day visit, the UN Women official is expected to attend high-level talks with the Vietnamese Government leader and meet with Government and National Assembly (NA) female leaders and representatives from civil social organisations.

Discussions will be focused on Vietnam’s achievements and UN Women support in promoting gender equality, empowering women and alleviating gender difficulties and challenges in Vietnam.

Mlambo-Ngcuka will also talk with pupils about the safe school topic and discuss with women about social welfare.

The UN Women Executive Director will deliver a speech at policy meeting on increasing the involvement of women and female children in the social welfare network.

The talks will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and UN Women with the participation of international organisations, civil social organisations and experts.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was appointed Executive Director of UN Women by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 19 August 2013.

Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka has worked in government, private sector and civil society and was actively involved in the struggle to end apartheid in her home country of South Africa.

From 2005 to 2008, she served as Deputy President of South Africa, overseeing programmes to combat poverty and bring the advantages of a growing economy to the poor, with a particular focus on women.

Prior to this, she served as Minister of Minerals and Energy from 1999 to 2005 and Deputy Minister in the Department of Trade and Industry from 1996 to 1999.

She was also a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 1996 as part of South Africa’s first democratic government.

Source: VOV