Vietnam Red Cross Society targets helping more poor fishermen, children

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) is determined to bring the resolution of its 11th National Congress, adopted in late August, into life, with the aim to provide assistance for more people in need.

An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA)

Binh Thuan (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) isdetermined to bring the resolution of its 11th National Congress, adopted inlate August, into life, with the aim to provide assistance for more people inneed.

The determination was shown at the VRC’s national conference to popularise theresolution which opened on October 17 in a hybrid format.

During the three-day conference, 1,600 officials of the RedCross Associations of 63 provinces and cities are provided with informationabout new features of the resolution, as well as action plans and programmes torealise it.

They are expected to be guided on how to effectively step upcommunications, carry out key programmes such as ‘Safety for poor, underprivilegedfishermen’, and ‘Nutrition for poor, disabled children’, and ‘Humanitarian LunarNew Year’ campaign.

Under the resolution, in the 2022-2027 period, the VRC aimsto support 1 million poor and disabled children as part of a nutritionprogramme for the group, along with fishermen working on board 90,600 vessels,and 1,300 fishing households.

It will also work to build a coordination mechanism inhumanitarian activities, develop the contingent of volunteers and form anetwork of voluntary groups in agencies, organisations, businesses andreligious organisations.

Various movements and programmes will also be rolled out inthe time ahead, further benefiting poor fishermen, and poor and disadvantagedchildren, among others./.
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