Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary and State President To Lam set directions on digital transformation and the development of a professional volunteer force at the 12th National Congress of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS), providing a clear roadmap for implementation, Red Cross leaders from several localities told VietnamPlus e-newspaper.
Turning guidance into action
A highlight of the congress was the top leader’s acceptance of the position of Honorary President of the VRCS.
Nguyen Luong Hong, Chairwoman of the VRCS’s Nghe An chapter, said she was particularly impressed by his affirmation that the Politburo and Party and State leaders would continue to support the organisation in achieving its development goals and programmes.
“This gives us greater confidence, motivation and trust in the Party and State’s leadership and attention to the Vietnam Red Cross Society,” she said.
Hong also highlighted the top leader’s emphasis on digital transformation, saying it will help the organisation strengthen connections and integrate more effectively into the international Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
“The Red Cross is a borderless humanitarian organisation. Digital technology and digital transformation can help the Society perform its work more effectively, expand connections and enable people to share and support one another better,” she said.
She noted that the Party and State leader had called on the Society to spread humanitarian values and incorporate the national digital transformation drive into humanitarian activities.
Hong said Nghe An chapter will translate the congress resolutions and guidance from Party and State leaders into specific programmes and activities, with a focus on practical results.
As a locality frequently hit by severe natural disasters, Nghe An faces significant challenges in humanitarian work. She said its diverse geographical areas and population groups, including vulnerable people, require the seven key areas of Red Cross activities to be implemented in a coordinated and effective manner.
Lam Dong focuses on five key tasks
In Lam Dong province, Nguyen Quang Minh, former Chairman of the provincial Red Cross Society, said the five tasks outlined by General Secretary and President Lam were comprehensive and closely aligned with practical needs.
He highlighted the need to mobilise social resources to build sustainable livelihood models for poor and vulnerable people, helping them overcome immediate difficulties while creating opportunities for long-term development.
He also stressed the importance of strengthening the organisation, accelerating digital transformation and developing a volunteer force capable of spreading humanitarian values.
According to Minh, renewed operational methods and greater transparency in resource mobilisation and coordination should receive particular attention.
Drawing on local experience, the VRCS’s Lam Dong chapter will translate the guidance into specific tasks, focusing on stronger digital transformation, organisational consolidation, personnel development and tighter management of mobilised resources.
Representatives of the VRCS’s Nghe An and Lam Dong chapters discussed different perspectives, revealing that the top leader’s guidance provided the Red Cross organisations at all levels with clear priorities and stronger motivation for action.
From disaster prevention and sustainable livelihood support to digital transformation and the development of a professional volunteer force, humanitarian activities in the new period are expected to become more effective, transparent and people-centred./.
