Belgian ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen (second from right) signs the commitment with representative from an organisation (Source: nhandan.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Eleven international organisations operating inVietnam and supported by the Belgian Government signed a commitment on furthercontributions to environmental sustainability at a ceremony held in Hanoi onNovember 9.
The signatories included the Royal Belgian Institute ofNatural Sciences, the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam, Humanity & Inclusion,Live & Learn Vietnam, Oxfam in Vietnam, Plan International Vietnam, RikoltoVietnam, Towards Transparency, VVOB Vietnam and WWF Vietnam.
Climate change, environmental pollution and waste havebecome a harsh reality in Vietnam; therefore, all organisations and peopleshould join hands to overcome all challenges related to these crises.
Belgium has actively contributed to Vietnam’s developmentover recent decades. Its financial assistance to international organisationshas contributed to sustainable development across many diverse sectors.
These organisations have pursued many goals associated withtheir operations such as agricultural products, healthcare, education andsustainable jobs in Vietnam.
Since 2018, all Belgian-supported non-governmentalorganisations have joined a roadmap of cooperation and learning aboutenvironmental stability, named “From green offices to the sustainabledevelopment of the entire environment”.
The commitment sets out operational goals towards achievingenvironmental sustainability, showing a strong sense of commitmentto learning,perfecting and implementing environmental sustainability practices with thesupport of Belgium./.
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