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Highlights from Age Demands Action 2007
Last year, the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) teamed up with the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) and Research on Ageing Support (RECAS). Together, they presented a celebration of age alongside a meeting with key parliamentarians.
The Vietnamese government made commitments to:
- develop a National Policy on Ageing
- redraft the Law of the Elderly to give older people access to existing micro-credit and health insurance schemes.
Over 2,000 older people gathered together to watch and take part in a series of performances including singing, dancing and poetry readings. There was also a walk to highlight the roles and contributions of older people in Vietnam.
What's planned in 2008?
Based on the findings of two follow-up meetings the VWU will organise a delegation of older people to meet with the National Committee on Ageing, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Health, and the Drafting Committee for the Law of the Elderly.
The meetings will focus on including older women in key government policies in Vietnam. Specific asks are yet to be finalised but are likely to include a call for the government to include gender-related issues in the final draft of the Law of the Elderly before it is submitted to parliament.
