Exhibition looks back on 60 years of AO disaster in Vietnam
Nearly 300 photos, documents and items on the Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) disaster in Vietnam over the past 60 years are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on July 13.
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 300 photos, documents anditems on the Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) disaster in Vietnam over thepast 60 years are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on July 13.
The exhibition gives visitors an insight into the disaster's aftermath, efforts to resolve the consequences as well as the journey to demand justice for Vietnamese AO/dioxin victims and their desire to rise.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, Chairman of the VietnamAssociation for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) saidthat the exhibition aims to provide Vietnamese people in and outside thecountry as well as international friends with deeper understanding of consequences of the toxic chemical to the environment and people’s health, endeavours taken by the Party, State,the military and the VAVA as well as relevant agencies in overcoming them.
It also spotlights the joint efforts of the society and supportof international friends in dealing with the results left by the disaster andhelping victims, and the victims’ efforts to integrate into the community, hesaid, adding that he hopes the exhibition will contribute to calling for moresupport in easing the pain caused by the disaster and stronger solidarity in preventingthe proliferation of mass destruction weapons as well as the support to thestruggle to demand justice for Vietnamese AO/dioxin victims.
From 1961 to 1971, the US military sprayed about 80 millionliters of toxic chemicals, 61 percent of which were Agent Orange, containing366 kg of dioxin, on to nearly a quarter of South Vietnam. About 86 percent ofthe area was sprayed more than two times, 11 percent of the area was sprayedmore than 10 times.
As a result, around 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to the toxic chemical.Many of the victims have died, while millions of their descendants are livingwith deformities and diseases as a direct result of the chemical’s effects.
The exhibition, which will run until August 12, is part of activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the AO/dioxin disaster in Vietnam.
Along with the display at the museum, the exhibition is also availableonline at VAVA website at trienlamdacam.vn and a number of other websites untilthe end of 2021./.
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A visitor at the exhibition (Photo: laodong.vn) 
