The United Nations Economic and Social Council on Tuesday agreed to elect Vietnam to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for the 2025-27 term, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Following the election, from January 2025 till the end of 2027, Vietnam will take part in efforts to develop and implement major orientations of the UN-Women, and to ensure the agency’s strategies and activities are on par with the UN's overall goals and policies on promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

As a member of the UN-Women Executive Board, the Southeast Asian country will also engage in the approval process of UN-Women's plans, programs, as well as decisions pertaining to administration, finance, and budget.

The outcome of the election demonstrates the international community's recognition and appreciation for Vietnam’s policies and achievements in promoting gender equality and the country’s efforts to bolster international cooperation in the field.

Moreover, the election result underscores the confidence in Vietnam's ability to make significant contributions to UN-Women activities in the near future.

In July 2010, UN member states adopted the General Assembly Resolution 64/289 establishing a new UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).

The establishment of the agency is a crucial component of the UN’s reform program aimed at advancing its objectives of achieving gender equality, empowering women, and ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls worldwide.

It also seeks to ensure equality between women and men as partners in and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security.

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