Irish Government funds poverty reduction in Vietnam
Under an agreement to this effect signed in
Hanoi on December 13, the funding will go to ethnic communities in
the northern provinces of Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Dien Bien and Bac Can,
the central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Quang Ngai, the Central
Highlands province of Kon Tum and the southern province of Tra
Vinh .
Each year, both Governments will be responsible for
checking if the sum is used properly, ensuring that any problem arising
along the way will be settled soon.
Speaking at the signing
ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs
Son Phuoc Hoan asked ministries, agencies and localities to utilise the
funding efficiently.
Irish Ambassador to Vietnam Damien Cole
reiterated his government’s strong support for Vietnam’s poverty
reduction programme towards bettering the lives of millions of people,
especially ethnic minorities, who are living under the poverty line, in
the coming time.-VNA