The France-Vietnam Association for Educational Development and Exchange (ADEP France-Vietnam) has held a seminar on issues relating to victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam in southern Herault province of France .
Attending the event were Nguyen Xuan Phuong, General Secretary of the Association for Vietnamese AO Children – a non-governmental organisation set up by the Vietnamese and French communities in Paris, President of the International Committee in Support for Vietnamese AO Victims Andre Bouny, and members of ADEF France-Vietnam.
Through documentary films, photos, exchanges with witnesses and speeches relating to medical and legal aspects, participants at the seminar were provided with a comprehensive outlook on Agent Orange/dioxin, including its negative impacts on humans, the environment and the society.
Andre Bouny said with the strengthening of information campaigns and seminars, his association and other organisations of the same purpose have received more support and sympathy from people throughout France .
Established in 2002, ADEP France-Vietnam now has nearly 100 voluntary members with one third being teachers. It aims to encourage study and support poor Vietnamese children as well as boost educational exchange and cooperation between the two countries./.
Attending the event were Nguyen Xuan Phuong, General Secretary of the Association for Vietnamese AO Children – a non-governmental organisation set up by the Vietnamese and French communities in Paris, President of the International Committee in Support for Vietnamese AO Victims Andre Bouny, and members of ADEF France-Vietnam.
Through documentary films, photos, exchanges with witnesses and speeches relating to medical and legal aspects, participants at the seminar were provided with a comprehensive outlook on Agent Orange/dioxin, including its negative impacts on humans, the environment and the society.
Andre Bouny said with the strengthening of information campaigns and seminars, his association and other organisations of the same purpose have received more support and sympathy from people throughout France .
Established in 2002, ADEP France-Vietnam now has nearly 100 voluntary members with one third being teachers. It aims to encourage study and support poor Vietnamese children as well as boost educational exchange and cooperation between the two countries./.
