The event aimed to boost youth and women’s engagement, inspire the next generation, and honour women’s contributions as leaders in peacekeeping and national construction. It also sought to encourage young women to pursue leadership roles at home and abroad, including in UN peacekeeping operations.

Viet Nam will work closely with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), member states, and partners to ensure that no woman or girl is left behind, Ambassador Do Hung Viet, head of the Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations, has said.