Vietnam receives about 25 million USD of international aid for central flood victims
Thirty-two international organisations have donated some 25 million USD for people affected by natural disasters in Vietnam’s central region this year, heard at a conference held on December 16.
Hanoi (VNA) – Thirty-two international organisationshave donated some 25 million USD for people affected by natural disasters in Vietnam’scentral region this year, heard at a conference held on December 16.
At the event, which reviewed international support forVietnam’s natural disaster risk mitigation in 2020, Deputy Minister ofAgriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep said the due attentiongiven to Vietnam reflected the humanitarian value in the work of theinternational organisations and the effective operation of the Disaster RiskReduction Partnership (DRRP).
The DRRP was established under the Minister of Agricultureand Rural Development’s Decision No. 3922/QD-BNN-TCCB, with the participationof 18 international organisations.
At the event, representatives from DRRP members discussed relatedmatters and pledged their continued collaboration with Vietnam in the time tocome.
Andrew Jeffries, Country Director of the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) and DRRP Chairman, said ADB and members of the DRRP have cometo affected provinces and offered technical and financial assistance to locals.
He affirmed the ADB will continue to stand side by side withVietnam in the prevention and control of natural disasters and mitigation oftheir risks.
Tiaji Maynell Sio from the German Embassy in Vietnam underscoredconsistent cooperation of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)with Vietnam in the work.
Tran Quang Hoai, deputy head of the Central SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, noted all neededconditions will be made available to facilitate the operation of the partnership./.
Historic floods have wreaked havoc in Vietnam’s central provinces over the last week or so, prompting the launch of a number of fundraising events on October 19 to help those affected.
Some 150,000 flood survivors in central Vietnam will be in urgent need of food aid over the next five to six months, while 110,000 vulnerable people will require support to recover their livelihoods and agricultural production, the Disaster Risk Reduction Partnership (DRRP) reported at a meeting in Hanoi on October 26.
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Noh-Wan on October 29 handed over 300,000 USD in cash from the RoK government to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep to help flood-hit provinces in central Vietnam.
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