On October 19, 2020, the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) held a fundraising ceremony to support people in areas damaged by rain and flood in the Central provinces. Minister Dao Ngoc Dung attended and chaired the event. Deputy Ministers Le Tan Dung, Nguyen Thi Ha, Le Van Thanh, Nguyen Ba Hoan also attended the launching ceremony.

 The Party and State always consider poverty eradication as a key and urgent task of sustainable development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the annual charity programme “the entire nation joining hands for the poor” held in Hanoi on October 17.

ASEM High-level Dialogue on Women’s Economic Empowerment amid the COVID-19 pandemic which was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs on October 12-13th, in Hanoi. The event drew nearly 130 online and offline participants including government officials, senior policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and representatives from universities, regional and international institutions in Asia and Europe.

 A forum on social work to support victims of gender-based violence took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 8.  

 On September 30, 2020, APEC Women and the Economy Virtual Forum 2020 has been held  with the attending of the Ministers/Head of the Delegation, the senior officer and representatives from 21 member economies of APEC and the invitees from APEC’s Secretary Board, APEC’s Economic consulting Council, ASEAN Secretariat Board. The Delegation of Vietnam led by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ha, Deputy Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs and the member are representatives from the relating ministries, sectors and agencies participated the Forum at Hanoi bridge point.

 The Government has set 17 sustainable development goals to 2030, in Decree No 136/NQ-CP which was issued recently.

 Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a letter to all children in Vietnam and Vietnamese children overseas, sharing the joy with them on the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

 On September 24, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) co-hosted an event to release the independent Review of Ten Years of Implementing the Law on Gender Equality.