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Among the many achievements, the G20 leaders’ commitment to gender equality was remarkable for their focus and breadth of coverage. The declaration focused on women-led development and women’s economic empowerment, recognizing the wide gaps in male and female employment and labor force participation rates, pay gaps, disparities in educational attainments, unequal access to formal finance, the gender digital divide, the prevalence of gender-based violence, inadequate social protection, the need for gender-inclusive climate action, and the insufficient attention to the care economy.

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Việt Nam supports the uncompromising stance against drugs and continues to pursue a long-term goal of creating a drug-free region, Deputy PM Trần Lưu Quang said at the 14th ministerial meeting of the signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Drug Control in the Greater Mekong Sub-region

China announced on Wednesday that, in support of international drug control efforts, the Chinese government will increase its annual drug control donation to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to $2 million starting in 2024. This funding will primarily be designated for the development of the Mekong Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

The expansion of BRICS to include new member countries isn’t just the novel acronym they would likely have to come up with, but also why over 40 countries have expressed interest to be part of it.