A ceremony was held in the central province of Phu Yen on December 9 to receive and distribute 100 water purifiers donated by the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Vietnam.
A conference was held in Ha Long city, in the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 7 to launch the third stage of the Vietnam Forests and Deltas Programme for the 2018-2020 period.
A conference was held in Ninh Thuan on March 22, focusing on measures to enhance cooperation between the locality and the UNICEF in fighting and adapting to natural disasters targeting children.
A strategy and programme on children-oriented disaster risk mitigation for 2017-2021 with a vision until 2030 will be built, as heard a national conference held in the central province of Ninh Thuan.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society was selected to represent national organisations in Southeast Asia to host a meeting marking International Day for Disaster Reduction in Quang Nam on Oct.13.
Millions of residents in 10 coastal and mountainous provinces have benefited from a project on mangrove forestation and disaster risk mitigation implemented by the Vietnam Red Cross between 2011-2015.
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