A seminar discussing social welfares for migrants affected by natural disasters and climate change and ASEAN countries’ experiences was held in Hanoi on July 20.
The seminar, co-organised by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), drew the participation of more than 100 representatives from policymaking and scientific research agencies, international organisations and non-governmental organisations of Vietnam and other ASEAN countries.
As an activity on the sidelines of the 3 rd ASEAN Forum on Migrant Workers, the seminar aimed to seek measures to support migrants stricken by the impacts of natural disasters and climate change.
It was also designed to raise public awareness of increasing social welfares for vulnerable groups, especially those affected by natural disasters and climate change, helping realise ASEAN countries’ priority in coping with global challenges, especially climate change.
The participants agreed that social welfares for the group of migrants affected by natural disasters and climate change is one of the priorities on the agenda of the ASEAN Social and Cultural Council (ASCC) in 2010 as ASEAN in general and Vietnam in particular is the hardest hit by these problems.
They emphasised on measures to strengthen cooperation among ASEAN nations in building policies and providing social welfare services as well as share information and experiences in implementing social welfare policies and programmes for climate change-affected migrants in regional countries.
The ASEAN leaders approved a statement on joint response to climate change in April 2010./.
The seminar, co-organised by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), drew the participation of more than 100 representatives from policymaking and scientific research agencies, international organisations and non-governmental organisations of Vietnam and other ASEAN countries.
As an activity on the sidelines of the 3 rd ASEAN Forum on Migrant Workers, the seminar aimed to seek measures to support migrants stricken by the impacts of natural disasters and climate change.
It was also designed to raise public awareness of increasing social welfares for vulnerable groups, especially those affected by natural disasters and climate change, helping realise ASEAN countries’ priority in coping with global challenges, especially climate change.
The participants agreed that social welfares for the group of migrants affected by natural disasters and climate change is one of the priorities on the agenda of the ASEAN Social and Cultural Council (ASCC) in 2010 as ASEAN in general and Vietnam in particular is the hardest hit by these problems.
They emphasised on measures to strengthen cooperation among ASEAN nations in building policies and providing social welfare services as well as share information and experiences in implementing social welfare policies and programmes for climate change-affected migrants in regional countries.
The ASEAN leaders approved a statement on joint response to climate change in April 2010./.
