The 14th ASEAN Confederation of Women's Organizations (ACWO) General Assembly Meeting opened in Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi on Tuesday.
The meeting, with the theme of "Enhancing Women's Effective Participation toward a Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable ASEAN", drew over 200 representatives from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the opening ceremony that women play a vital role in the development of Vietnam as well as the ASEAN Community building process.
Dung proposed the governments of ASEAN countries to continue to actively support activities for the advancement of women and gender equality.
A joint resolution for the commitment and direction of future ACWO activities is expected to be passed at the end of the two-day meeting.
The meeting also drew representatives from ASEAN partners including China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.
A seminar on poverty reduction, food security, violence against women and children was held on Tuesday on the sideline of the meeting.
