A national conference was held by the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) in coordination with the Ministry of National Defence and the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC) to look at ways to support victims of explosive remnants of wars in ASEAN countries.
The People’s Committee of Quang Tri has approved a Norwegian-funded project on capacity building for this central province’s mine action centre during 2022 - 2025.
The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Vietnam on March 23 inked a memorandum of understanding on enhancing explosive ordnance risk education.
A ceremony was held in Dong Ha city, the central province of Quang Tri, on April 4 to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
As many as 2,000 people were killed by post-war landmines between 2010 and 2014, while an estimated 6.1 million hectares accounting for more than 21 percent of Vietnam’s land remains contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO).
The National Steering Committee for Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences plans to build a centre providing medical support for victims of toxic chemicals including dioxin during the period from 2018 to 2020.
The Vietnam Association for Supporting UXO/Mine Action efforts (VNASMA) presented 20 aid packages, worth 10 million VND each, to victims of war-era unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on May 29.
Several foreign-funded projects have been conducted in the central province of Quang Tri over the past two decades, helping the locality to clear bombs and mines left from war.
Top priority should be given to creating new livelihood for victims of war-era unexploded ordnance (UXO) to help them return to normal life, said an official from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Supports for unexploded ordnance victims were discussed in a conference opened in Hanoi on December 14. The event aimed at enhancing international cooperation in aiding bomb and mine victims.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and The International Center, an NGO, held a conference on December 14 to enhance international cooperation in aiding bomb and mine victims.
More than 67 million USD has been poured into the central province of Quang Tri to help it clear bombs and mines left from the war over the past two decades.
Promoting assistance for victims of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) was the focus of discussions at a conference held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on Jan 13 in Hanoi.
The Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association (VBMASA) presented 60 cows to victims of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the central province of Quang Nam to assist them with livelihood.
The Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association (VBMASA) coordinated with the Quang Nam People’s Committee to organise a programme on August 19 to assist victims of u nexploded ordnances.
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