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National week for disaster prevention and control to be launched

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to designate May 15-25 as the national week for natural disaster prevention and control.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to designate May 15-25as the national week for natural disaster prevention and control.

The week aims toraise public awareness of the efforts to build a society resilient to naturaldisasters for sustainable development.

The PM requiredthat activities during the week must be in line with the law, practical,effective and cost-saving.

The Central SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control will set annual themesfor the week and instruct ministries, agencies, people’s committees of citiesand provinces to hold activities in response to the event.

They are alsoassigned to earmark State budget and other expenditures for the effort.-VNA
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