RAPPORTEUR GENERAL (HON. NAFSIAH MBOI) :
Thank you so much, Ms. Tarnthong.
The Honorable Member of Parliament from Vietnam is recognized.
HON. NGUYEN VAN TIEN (VIETNAM):
Thank you, Madam Chairman. On behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I
would like to say something.
Thank you for your concise document. We have read the document and we
found out only one sentence that talks about the political role of women. It is on the
fourth paragraph, or last paragraph on the Role of Parliament in Population and Gender
Issue.
But would it not be better if we put political role of women in the
second section, on the Empowering Women in Society and Economy?
You see, it is very important. In China, the percentage of women
parliamentarians is 21%. That is very low, we know that because the role of women
parliamentarians is very important in making decisions.
And second, we want to put more. We want to include in the presentation
the fact that so many single women lead a single life. Could we mention in the
presentation this idea in some paragraph in the second session?
Because when the socioeconomic development grows more and more, the rate
of divorces and single women is really high. This affects the family ties in Asia.
Thank you.
RAPPORTEUR GENERAL (HON. NAFSIAH MBOI) :
Thank you. I think that is a valid comment and I think that we can
formulate it and put it on that portion about female-headed households and single-parent
families. I think that could be possible. Thank you.
HON. SHOZOU AZUMA (JAPAN) :
I would like to say thank you very much for your kindness and effort in
order to finalize the Manila Resolution. I would like to make some comments.
We have an excellent Lady Chair of the drafting committee. So it is not
very necessary for me to make comments. However, you know we are very practical.
I would just like to make some more comments on page 5, Resources for
Population and Gender-Related Issues, second paragraph: "We call upon...action plan
and programs." About the 0.7 percent of the gross national product, already the
chairman informed us
