Vietnam Red Cross helping people hit by pandemic, disasters
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) spent a total of 4.8 trillion VND (209.6 million USD) on humanitarian activities in 2020, a 10 percent increase compared to 2019.
Tet gifts presented to Van Kieu ethnic minorities - a humanitarian activity of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) spent a total of 4.8trillion VND (209.6 million USD) on humanitarian activities in 2020, a 10percent increase compared to 2019.
The funds were mobilised from all resources,from organisations and individuals inside and outside of the country tointernational friends, said Tran Quoc Hung, Vice President of the VRC CentralCommittee in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
Its humanitarian activities last year primarilytargeted those affected by COVID-19 and natural disasters in the centralregion.
When the pandemic first broke out in Vietnam,the VRC stepped up dissemination efforts to raise awareness about diseaseprevention and control measures, and mobilised resources to support medicalworkers and volunteers on the frontlines of the fight as well as people livingin locked-down areas.
It also appealed for support for central provinceshit by storms and flooding.
As an active and responsible member of the InternationalRed Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the VRC also provided support for peoplein China, the US, India, and Cambodia, with over 800,000 medical facemasksworth 176,000 USD and 30,000 USD in cash sent in response to an InternationalFederation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ appeal.
The organisation has recently proposed severalprojects relating to COVID-19 vaccines, through the federation or with partnersof member societies.
In 2021, with the pandemic and natural disastersdeveloping in a complex fashion, the VRC commits to effectively organisingmovements and campaigns and improving external and mobilisation affairs toensure sufficient resources to carry out its efforts and measures./.
A project named “Humanitarian Aid and Post-Flood Recovery in Central Vietnam”, funded by the Dutch Relief Alliance under the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands, was launched in the central province of Quang Nam on December 29.
HCM City has planned various activities to care for the needy and policy beneficiaries on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) targets mobilising the necessary financial resources to provide at least 1.5 million gifts to poor and near-poor households, victims of Agent Orange (AO), victims of natural disasters and COVID-19 in 2020, and other vulnerable people ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
The Red Cross Society of northern Ninh Binh province held a humanitarian Lunar New Year fair in support of the poor and the disabled in Yen Thanh, Yen Dong and Yen Thai – the poorest communes of Yen Mo district, on January 25.
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With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
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Running until June 21, the festival brings together more than 80 central and local media organisations, featuring nearly 130 exhibition booths that cover the full spectrum of national life, encompassing economy, politics, culture, society, defence, security, and foreign affairs.
As of June 17, Ca Mau province had achieved its target of supporting the construction and renovation of 4,400 homes, with a total budget of over 235 billion VND (about 9 million USD).
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In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
Tet gifts presented to Van Kieu ethnic minorities - a humanitarian activity of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (Photo: VNA) 
