(VOV) -The “Orange the Journey” bicycle ride, part of activism to end violence against women and girls, launched in Hanoi on November 30 with as many as 100 local youth participants.
The activist programme includes dance flashmobs, sloganeering, and photography. It has received technical assistance and financial support from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Vietnam.
Organising board representative Cao Ho Thu Thuy explained UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chose orange as the colour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in 2008.
Violence against women and girls remains disturbingly common throughout the world. Estimates suggest one in every three females is a victim of at least one category of violence.
Ending these crimes requires the united effort of society as a whole.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
