Mr Triet received 55 disadvantaged children from 11 provinces nationwide at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi to mark International Children’s Day (June 1).

He praised their efforts to gain outstanding academic achievements despite disadvantages in their life. 
President Triet applauded the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC), which has launched a wide range of activities to support 26 million disadvantaged children over the past 19 years. 

The same day, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong visited and handed over gifts to over 100 disadvantaged children and the elderly in the northern province of Hung Yen. 

He urged relevant agencies and localities to take good care of children, the lone elderly and the disabled. 

On the occasion, the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of the central province of Binh Dinh handed over 300 gifts to orphans and disabled children at the Dong Tam Social Sponsorship Centre and poor children in Tay Son district. 

Earlier on May 30, the Hanoi HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre, the Municipal HIV/AIDS Prevention Department and Youth Theatre organized an artistic performance for children living with HIV in the capital city on International Children’s Day. 

The same day, the HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre in the northern province of Thai Binh, and the management board of the Life-Gap project organized an exchange for children living with HIV, where over 200 gifts, each worth VND200,000, were presented to children.

VNA