PREFACE
Viet Nam ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW Conventions on 17 February 1982 and has been commended by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women for its efforts to implement CEDAW in the country’s policies as well as for other achievements in moving toward gender equality. In 2001, Viet Nam presented its second, third, and fourth combined national reports. In early 2007, Viet Nam will present its fifth and six Combined Report and there will be another report of its local NGOs:
For the first time in Viet Nam’s CEDAW reports, NGOs and social scientists worked together to research and write this document raising some important issues which are concerned. The objectives of this report are to confirm the achieved successes and note the coming challenges and the recommendations to the government in order to establish positive and effective methods to implement gender equality. Viet Namese NGOs recognize their responsibility and roles in further participation and contribution to activities supporting both women’s equality and advancement in Viet Nam as well as equality, peace, and development all over the world.
This NGO report was written by the Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women (CEPEW); the Research Center for Gender and Development (RCGAD); the Institute for Family and Gender; the Institute for Social Development Studies (ISDS); The Reproductive and Family Health Center (RaFH); the Research Center for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED); and the Interdisciplinary Gender Center (IGC). Other NGOs also contributed their ideas.
The writers like to give our grateful thank to United Nation Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Embassy of Switzerland, and Action Aid Viet Nam for financially supporting the collection of information and data, the making and publishing of the report. We would also like to thank Ms. Vu Thu Hong, former national coordinator; Mr. Vu Ngoc Binh, the programme manager for the CEDAW SEAP National Program of UNIFEM in Viet Nam; Ms. Tanja Zangger, the second General Secretary of the Embassy of Switzerland; and Ms. Doan Thuy Dung, the gender officer for Action Aid Viet Nam. Their support and contributions in preparing and editing the report have been of great value. We would also like to thank the International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW Asian Pacific) and their specialist, Rea Abada Chiongson, for support in the techniques of report-writing.
We hope this report will contribute to improving gender equality in Viet Nam.
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