Vietnam thanks international organisations for disaster relief
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on October 26 received representatives from UN agencies and international organisations that have supported flood victims in the central region.
According to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, international organisations, including UNDP, UNICEF, and ADB, have provided Vietnamese floods victims with nearly 3 million USD. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on October 26 receivedrepresentatives from UN agencies and international organisations that have supportedflood victims in the central region.
Guestsincluded Andrew Jeffries, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam; Rana Flowers, UNICEF and FAO Representative in Vietnam; and Caitlin Wiesen, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam.
According to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Preventionand Control, international organisations, including UNDP, UNICEF, and ADB, haveprovided Vietnamese floods victims with nearly 3 million USD.
At the meeting, representatives of the organisations pledged to accompanythe Vietnamese Government in calling for international support for disaster responseefforts.
Flowers said the agency has raised 160,000 USD in emergency funding for cleanwater, personal hygiene, environmental hygiene, health care, nutrition, and education.
Noting the success of a programme to build 3,200 safe houses in flood-proneregions, Wiesen said the UNDP will continue working with the Green Climate Fundand the ADB to implement similar programmes worth 30 million USD to help Vietnamesepeople cope with natural disasters.
Jeffries, meanwhile, said the ADB is considering a 3 million USD supportpackage after a quick survey of the damage and relief needs in central Vietnam.
For his part, Dung thanked the international organisations for their support, saing it has helped Vietnam deal with the major losses from the flooding.
He emphasised that the support also helps the country enhance its capacityto cope with natural disasters and quickly normalise the lives and livelihoods ofthose affected.
He noted that in addition to emergency relief, international organisationsshould cooperate with ministries, agencies, and local authorities to develop well-designed,long-term support programmes.
As rains and floods are forecast to persist, the Deputy PM affirmed thatthe Vietnamese Government will do its best to help people overcome the difficulties,while calling for continued assistance from international organisations so that local lives can quickly return to normal./.
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According to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, international organisations, including UNDP, UNICEF, and ADB, have provided Vietnamese floods victims with nearly 3 million USD. (Photo: VNA) 
