Red Cross Societies of Vietnam, China step up cooperation
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) and the Red Cross Society of China (ECSC) have signed an agreement on a cooperation project worth 1.5 million CNY (223,400 USD) in support for activities to build safe communities in Vietnam.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) and the Red CrossSociety of China (ECSC) have signed an agreement on a cooperation project worth1.5 million CNY (223,400 USD) in support for activities to build safe communitiesin Vietnam.
The agreement was inkedduring talks between VRC President Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu and visiting ECSC Vice PresidentWang Haijing in Hanoi on March 26.
At the talks, Thu spoke highly of the Chinese organisation’s coordination withand support for the Vietnamese side’s activities.
She expressed her hopethat both sides will maintain discussion to boost coordination in red crosswork and humanitarian activities.
Wang Haijing suggestedthe two societies continue collaborating in delivering emergency relief,increasing income of people in underprivileged areas, and supporting childrenwith disabilities.
The host shared thatVietnam is striving to build 10 safe communities in areas vulnerable to naturaldisasters.
Therefore, the countrywants to learn from China’s experience in building safe communities to minimiserisks caused by disasters and in managing emergency relief item warehouses, sheadded.
To intensify bilateralcooperation, the two organisations pledged to effectively carry out activitiesof the signed 2017-2020 memorandum of understanding on cooperation, and step upinformation sharing and mutual support in health care, clean water, sanitation,and community-based disaster response.-VNA
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