The annual Asia and Pacific Nations Network APNN meeting will give participants the chance to discuss, make recommendations to strengthen co-operation among the members which include 13 countries and territories of Viet Nam, Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan (China).
Also, three thematic workshops will be held simultaneously, focusing on gender and gender equality in science and technology, food safety and nutrition, and natural disaster risk management and climate change adaptation.
The 8th annual meeting of the APNN will be jointly held by Viet Nam Women’s Union and Viet Nam Association for Intellectual Women under the theme Women Scientists for Sustainable Development in the Digital Age.
Established in 2011, APNN belongs to the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) which has expanded its operations to over 60 countries and territories worldwide and is a partner of UNESCO.
By Vien Nhu