Quang Tri to host activities to raise public awareness of mines
A ceremony and a march in response to the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (April 4) will be held in the city of Dong Ha, the central province of Quang Tri on the day, heard a press conference on April 2.
Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony and a march in response to the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (April 4) will be held in the city of Dong Ha, the central province of Quang Tri on the day, heard a press conference on April 2.
The press conference, focusing on efforts in the addressing consequences of post-war unexploded ordnances (UXO) in Vietnam, was held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence.
Speaking at the event, Chief of the MoLISA Office Nguyen Ba Hoan said that Vietnam may need hundreds of years to fully deal with all its UXOs. The country has accelerated work in heavily-UXO-contaminated localities like Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Ha Giang, and Mekong Delta provinces over the years.
Meanwhile, Major General Dao Tuan, member of the Vietnam Association for Supporting UXO/ Mine Action Efforts (VNASMA), said the VNASMA has provided support for about 5,000 people in the past four years, mainly those living in remote and mountainous regions.
Notably, in 2018, the association launched a set of comic books in Vietnamese and English aiming to raise children’s awareness of UXO accidents in Vietnam.
Vietnam is one of the most UXO-contaminated countries in the world. A report on post-war UXO contamination in the country showed that all 63 provinces and cities are still polluted with UXOs.
It is estimated that about 800,000 tonnes of UXOs were left across the country after the war ended in 1975, mostly in the central region. Some 6.13 million ha of land are polluted with or suspected of being polluted with UXOs, accounting for more than 18 percent of the country’s total area.
Since 1975, UXO incidents have killed more than 40,000 people and injured 60,000 others, the majority of whom were the main breadwinners for their families. –VNA
A meeting and a series of activities in response to International Mine Awareness Day (April 4) was held in Dong Hoi city, the central province of Quang Binh on March 24.
Vietnam wants the international community to join efforts in dealing with war consequences, helping the country develop sustainably and participate in UN peacekeeping operations more actively.
Vietnam and the US have reviewed their cooperation in dealing with the consequences of war during a conference in Washington DC on March 26, which was jointly held by the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Office 701) and the US Institute of Peace (USIP).
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At last year's event (Photo: tuoitre.vn) 
