The record of discussion on the Korea – Vietnam Peace Village Project is signed virtually on March 17. (Source: quangngai.gov.vn) The three central provinces are among the most affected areas by UXO. The UNDP will cooperate with the Vietnam National Mine ActionCenter (VNMAC) and these provinces to deliver the project’s expected results,including survey and clearance of 15,000 hectares; provision of morespecialised medical services for the UXO victims based on the data from the victims’registration system developed in the first phase; and education of risks from UXO andclimate disasters/issues for people in targeted areas.
The project is also expected to support 10,500 farmers in targeted areasto apply smart-climate and resilient agriculture. Meanwhile, 400 flood andstorm resilient houses and 50 commune health stations will be built orupgraded for local people.
The Peace Village project is built on the Korea-Vietnam Mine Action project(KVMAP) – a partnership of VNMAC, KOICA and UNDP over the past 4 years– which has surveyed and cleared nearly 17,000 hectares of land, paving the way for building sustainablelivelihoods for people in Quang Binh and Binh Dinh provinces, and helped improvethe resilience of 450,000 people through risk education and provide support for1,000 UXO victims.
“KOICA is pleased to implement this meaningfulproject in Vietnam where there are still many areas heavily contaminated withUXO after the war,” said Cho Han-Deog, KOICA Country Director. “Korea-Vietnam Mine Action Project was the first phase of the project, duringwhich we have achieved outstanding performance through the close cooperationamong KOICA, the Vietnamese Government and UNDP. In the second phase, theKorea-Vietnam Peace Village Project will be implemented in the threeprovinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Ngai, and Binh Dinh. I hope the project can contributenot only to the social economic development in Vietnam, but also to peace andsafe life for residents.”
UNDP DeputyResident Representative in Vietnam Patrick Haverman described thesigning of the joint agreement as“the first important milestone of the Korea - Vietnam Peace Village Project”.
“UNDP will provide overall management,technical support and quality assurance of the Project. We look forward to working with the three provinces to deliver the projectfor further mine action while enabling safer, greener and more resilientlocal development,” he said./.
VNA
