UNICEF fundraises to prevent Vietnam child deaths
The United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) will hold the UNICEF ZERO
awards at the InterContinental Asian Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on
December 5 to raise funds to reduce the preventable deaths of children
to zero.
The United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) will hold the UNICEF ZERO
awards at the InterContinental Asian Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on
December 5 to raise funds to reduce the preventable deaths of children
to zero.
The event is the first to be held to raise funds to fill the gap of international aid that has been given to Vietnam in the last 50 years, according to Lotta Sylwander, a representative of UNICEF Vietnam.
Much of that international aid has now been reduced as Vietnam was declared a middle-income country by the UN in 2010.
UNICEF ZERO awards will also raise funds to honour inviduals, organisations and businesses that have contributed to the goal of reducing the number of preventable child deaths and vulnerable children to zero.
The funds raised from the event will support children throughout Vietnam , especially in Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Ninh Thuan, An Giang and Dong Thap.
It is an initiative of Believe in ZERO, a global UNICEF campaign launched in Vietnam this year that aims to reduce the number of preventable children deaths to zero, the number of exploited or abused children to zero, the number of children deprived of clean water and the number denied access to school to zero.
Sylwander said the campaign would be founded on the belief that no child should ever die from a preventable cause and that all children should grow up in a healthy environment, receive comprehensive education and have a bright future.
UNICEF believes that the support of the community, along with today's medical and technological advances, will eventually lead to zero preventable child deaths in Vietnam.
According to the latest statistics and surveys, Vietnam has two million children who have suffered permanent physical and brain damage caused by malnutrition.
In Vietnam, 100 children die every day because of preventable causes like diarrhea or pneumonia. Three million children do not have access to clean water and one child dies every hour due mainly to drowning or traffic accidents.-VNA
The event is the first to be held to raise funds to fill the gap of international aid that has been given to Vietnam in the last 50 years, according to Lotta Sylwander, a representative of UNICEF Vietnam.
Much of that international aid has now been reduced as Vietnam was declared a middle-income country by the UN in 2010.
UNICEF ZERO awards will also raise funds to honour inviduals, organisations and businesses that have contributed to the goal of reducing the number of preventable child deaths and vulnerable children to zero.
The funds raised from the event will support children throughout Vietnam , especially in Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Ninh Thuan, An Giang and Dong Thap.
It is an initiative of Believe in ZERO, a global UNICEF campaign launched in Vietnam this year that aims to reduce the number of preventable children deaths to zero, the number of exploited or abused children to zero, the number of children deprived of clean water and the number denied access to school to zero.
Sylwander said the campaign would be founded on the belief that no child should ever die from a preventable cause and that all children should grow up in a healthy environment, receive comprehensive education and have a bright future.
UNICEF believes that the support of the community, along with today's medical and technological advances, will eventually lead to zero preventable child deaths in Vietnam.
According to the latest statistics and surveys, Vietnam has two million children who have suffered permanent physical and brain damage caused by malnutrition.
In Vietnam, 100 children die every day because of preventable causes like diarrhea or pneumonia. Three million children do not have access to clean water and one child dies every hour due mainly to drowning or traffic accidents.-VNA
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