A 12-member delegation from Saitama Prefecture, Japan, has donated13,400 USD to build and upgrade houses for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxinvictims in the central province of Quang Nam.
The donationwas offered during the delegation’s visit to Quang Nam on the 53 rdanniversary of the day the US began spraying AO in Vietnam.
On the occasion, the Japanese delegation witnessed the hand-over of twohouses to local AO victims. The houses were built with support from theJapan-Vietnam Council for Peace and Friendship (JVPF) in Saitama.
The guest also visited AO child victims at a local caring centre andpresented gifts made by the elderly in Japan to the ill-fated children.
Chairman of the JVPF-Saitama Shigeru Yamashita said Japanesesympathize with the Vietnamese people over the pain they are sufferingfrom AO/dioxin. He pledged to call for more support from his people forAO victims in Vietnam.
During the war in Vietnam, the UStroops sprayed nearly 80 million litres of herbicides, 61 percent ofwhich was Agent Orange containing 366kg of dioxin.
Anestimated 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to the toxic chemical,with over 3 million of them dying or painfully struggling from itsserious effects.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and localitiesnationwide have been carrying out charitable activities to supportvictims of Agent Orange/dioxin and their families in response to the Dayfor AO/Dioxin Victims.-VNA
The donationwas offered during the delegation’s visit to Quang Nam on the 53 rdanniversary of the day the US began spraying AO in Vietnam.
On the occasion, the Japanese delegation witnessed the hand-over of twohouses to local AO victims. The houses were built with support from theJapan-Vietnam Council for Peace and Friendship (JVPF) in Saitama.
The guest also visited AO child victims at a local caring centre andpresented gifts made by the elderly in Japan to the ill-fated children.
Chairman of the JVPF-Saitama Shigeru Yamashita said Japanesesympathize with the Vietnamese people over the pain they are sufferingfrom AO/dioxin. He pledged to call for more support from his people forAO victims in Vietnam.
During the war in Vietnam, the UStroops sprayed nearly 80 million litres of herbicides, 61 percent ofwhich was Agent Orange containing 366kg of dioxin.
Anestimated 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to the toxic chemical,with over 3 million of them dying or painfully struggling from itsserious effects.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and localitiesnationwide have been carrying out charitable activities to supportvictims of Agent Orange/dioxin and their families in response to the Dayfor AO/Dioxin Victims.-VNA
