At the event. (Photo: VNA) Quang Binh (VNA) – The Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Youth Volunteer Forum and ASEAN Plus YouthVolunteer Award opened in the central province of Quang Binh on August 24.
The four-day event, organised by the National Committee for Youth in Vietnam(NCYV) and the Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist YouthUnion (HCMYU), brings together 50 volunteers from ASEAN countries and Japan.
It aims to offer an opportunity for ASEAN plus youth to exchangeideas and experience in volunteerism, and introduce the culture and people ofVietnam as well as the country’s socio-economic development to internationalfriends. Outstanding individuals and organisations from ASEAN plus countries are also honoured at the event.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary ofthe HCMYU and Standing Vice Chairman of the NCYV, said the world has witnessed and experienced unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19pandemic over the past three years. Many volunteering activities and projectshave been carried out throughout the region and globally to overcome these challenges.
He noted that a lot of community initiatives have been deployedby Vietnamese youth, focusing on activities on digital platforms.
Lam said he expects that a network of volunteer individuals and organisationsin the region will be built after the event, helping spread the volunteerismspirit and jointly contribute to the recovery and development of the region andthe world./.
