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Acting President attends National Humanitarian Month launching ceremony

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended a ceremony in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 22 to launch the National Humanitarian Month 2024.
Acting President attends National Humanitarian Month launching ceremony ảnh 1Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (C) and other delegates launch the National Humanitarian Month 2024. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended a ceremony inthe northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 22 to launch theNational Humanitarian Month 2024.

The National Humanitarian Month, jointlyorganised by the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee and theprovincial People’s Committee, will run from May 1-31, to celebrate the 70thanniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024), and the 70thanniversary of the liberation of Hanoi (October 10, 1954 - 2024).

At the ceremony, Xuan affirmedthat over the past six years, the VRC has been the core organizer of theHumanitarian Month across the country, contributing to raising publicawareness, and promoting and spreading the spirit of "mutual love"among people from all walks of life. As a result, more than 3.4 trillion VND (133.5million USD) has been mobilised, and used to help over 5.5 million poor anddisadvantaged people throughout the country.

She expressed her hope that agencies,organisations and donors inside and outside the country will continue supporting andaccompanying the VRC to provide assistance for more people in need.

VRC Chairwoman Bui Thi Hoa said that inthis year’s National Humanitarian Month, the VRC aims to support 100,000individuals and collectives in difficult circumstances.

Acting President attends National Humanitarian Month launching ceremony ảnh 2Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan presents 300 scholarships to ethnic minority students with good academic performance in Dien Bien (Photo: VNA)
At the event, the Acting Presidentpresented 300 scholarships to ethnic minority students with good academicperformance in Dien Bien province. The VRC at all levels also received donationsand donation pledges worth 485 billion VND.

On this occasion, vouchers worth 500,000VND each were granted to 500 policy beneficiaries and poor people in theprovince.

The highlight of the National HumanitarianMonth 2024 was the “Trieu Buoc Chan Nhan Ai” (Millions of Steps of Kindness) campaign,which took place from February 25 to April 21 with the participation of nearly100,000 people through the V-Race application. The campaign collected 14.1billion VND which will be used to aid the poor in Thai Nguyen, Son Laand Dien Bien provinces./.
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