Vietnamese youths join hands in caring for AO/dioxin victims
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin signed a programme on coordination for the 2018-2023 period in order to encourage the involvement of youths in care for dioxin victims on June 25.
An overview of signing ceremony between Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) CentralCommittee and the Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin(VAVA) signed a programme on coordination for the 2018-2023 period in order to encouragethe involvement of youths in care for dioxin victims on June 25.
VAVA President Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Vinh hailed thesignificance of the programme as it helps tighten the relationship between thetwo organisations and step up coordination in activities promoting the role ofyouths in caring for and protecting the rights and legitimate interests of AO/dioxinvictims.
Permanent Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee Nguyen AnhTuan said that contribution to the care for AO/dioxin victims is not onlyresponsibility but also aspiration of the youth union and young Vietnamesepeople.
He asked HCYU’s units to carry out activities to promote thestrength and creativeness of young people, particular in digitalising addressesof AO/dioxin victims to facilitate the dissemination and mobilisation ofassistance from the entire society and international community for them.
According to VAVA Vice President Nguyen Van Khanh, during2018-2023, the two offices will coordinate in stepping up disseminations ondioxin catastrophe in Vietnam as well as the Party and State’s policies toaddress consequences of the toxic chemical used by the US during war inVietnam.
They will collaborate in organising events during festivals,providing vocational training and jobs for AO/dioxin victims and theirfamilies, and expanding external activities to make foreign youths understandmore the struggle for justice for the victims.
The US army sprayed some 80 million litres of toxic chemicalsfrom 1961 to 1971, 61 percent of which was Agent Orange containing 366kilograms of dioxin, over nearly one quarter of the total area of SouthVietnam.
Preliminary statistics showed that 4.8 million Vietnamesepeople were exposed to Agent Orange/dioxin, and about 3 million people becamevictims. Tens of thousands of people have died while millions of others havesuffered from cancer and other incurable diseases as a result. Many of theiroffspring have also suffered from birth deformities.-VNA
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An overview of signing ceremony between Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn) 
