International and domestic experts have sought for men’s broader involvement in dealing with gender imbalance at birth as it has become a burning issue in the country’s family planning work.
A symposium held in Hanoi on September 23 heard that gender imbalance has increased alarmingly in Vietnam with the ratio of 112.3 boys to every 100 girls at birth in 2012.
The situation would have negative effects on social life and security as well as the nation’s sustainable development, said Vice -Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers’ Association Leu Vu Dieu.
At the event, co-organised by the Vietnam Farmers’ Association (VNFU), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Vietnam Women’s Union, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam A Thur ErKen cited the shortage of 117 million women facing the world, mostly China and India, in 2010.
He blamed uncontrolled abortions and the use of advanced technologies to select gender at birth, which has become popular in many countries including Vietnam, for the current serious gender disparity.
The General Department of Population and Family Planning (GDPFP) estimated that Vietnam will have around 2.3-4 million more men than women by 2050.
During the discussion, participating parents updated their knowledge about the issue which are hoped to make them have positive attitude and activities to help change the situation.-VNA
Đăng ký: VietNam News
