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PH AMBASSADOR JOINS ROUNDTABLE WITH MINISTER FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND FAMILY


Ambassador Theresa Dizon-de Vega (4th from right) joins other Women Ambassadors for a Meeting with ROK Minister Kim Hyunsook (photo by ROK-MOGEF)

03 March 2023, Seoul. Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-de Vega joined other women ambassadors representing other regions at a meeting with Minister Kim Hyunsook of the ROK Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on 24 February 2023 for a pre-International Women's Day meeting on issues of common concern.

Ambassadors from the Philippines, Greece, Brazil, the Netherlands, EU, Portugal, Ghana, and Honduras discussed with Minister Kim cooperation on youth policies and programs, family and multicultural family support, gender rights policy, prevention of Human Trafficking, and ODA programs in the areas of women, employment, and vocational training.

Ambassador Dizon-de Vega congratulated the MOGEF for shepherding the passage and implementation of the new ROK Prevention of Human Trafficking Act which is reflective of international standards under the UN TIP Protocol. She noted that it is a growing cross-border concern which would benefit from increased international cooperation. The Ambassador likewise reiterated Philippines-Korea bilateral engagement on the promotion of responsive youth, women, and multicultural family support programs. END

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