A workshop on building a database for coordination in overcoming post-war bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the central province of Quang Binh was organised in the locality on May 30.
Quang Binh (VNA) - A workshop on building a database for coordination in overcoming post-war bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the central province of Quang Binh was organised in the locality on May 30.
As part of a project on establishing and assisting database units, andcoordinating the settlement of UXO consequences in Quang Binh, the event was heldby the provincialDepartment of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) of Norway.
The non-refundable aid project is funded by NPA, whichis a non-governmental organisation operating in mine action, disarmament,development, and humanitarian assistance.
It aims to assist Quang Binh in establishing,developing, and operating a databasemanagement system and a coordination system for provincial-level bomband mine cleanup activities, thus helping to consolidate collection activities,safe handling and storage.
The project also focus on analysing data serving the decision-making process related to post-war bomb and mine handling activitiesat the national and provincial levels.
The objectives in the project’s first phase were introduced at the workshop. Participants alsodiscussed and briefed on the results of the project, while proposing solutions to continueimplementing the project effectively.
The provincial authorities have actively implemented the post-war bomb and mineclearance work, especially in cleaning bombs and mines; educatingon prevention of accidents caused by bombs and mines; and supporting bomb andmine victims with funding sourced from targeted support projects of the Government, and programmesand projects implemented by the local authorities and NGOs.
According to statistics released in 2009 bythe Defence Ministry’s Technology Centre for Bomb and Mine Disposal and theVietnam Veterans of America Foundation, nearly 225,000ha of land across allcommunes, wards and townships in Quang Binh was contaminated with UXO,accounting for 27.9 percent of the province’s area.
In partiꩲcular, UXO polluted 96.9 percent of residential land, 95 percen♐t ofagricultural land, and 84.3 percent of land under perennial trees./.
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