A conference reviewing 10 years of implementing the Directive of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in dealing with the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 10 by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA).

The Quang Tri provincial People’s Committee has recently approved a project on support for victims/persons with disabilities (PwDs) and education on landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) toward a safe community, funded with a total budget of EUR293,800 (US$342,390) by the Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on December 6 attended the launch for the peak period of the “Quang Trung Campaign”, a Government housing reconstruction initiative for families whose homes were destroyed by recent natural disasters, in D’ran commune of the central province of Lam Dong.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has so far received nearly US$16 million in emergency relief along with essential supplies from foreign governments and international organisations to support communities affected by recent severe floods and disasters, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - The European Union (EU) has delivered emergency assistance worth EUR850,000 to help Vietnam cope with the aftermath of recent storms and floods, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam, along with other senior Party and State leaders held a moment of silence to commemorate the victims who lost their lives in the recent historic floods in the central region, at a national conference on Party inspection in Hanoi on November 24.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on November 24 held a memorial for residents who lost their lives in recent storms and floods and launched a fundraising campaign to support affected communities in overcoming their hardships.

VOV.VN - The Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee has issued a call for action in response to severe losses of lives and property caused by the recent exceptional floods in the central region.

State President Luong Cuong on November 18 visited and encouraged residents in areas affected by floods, on the occasion of his attendance at the Great National Unity Festival in Go Noi commune in the central city of Da Nang.

Nutifood Nutrition Food Joint Stock Company has donated VND10 billion (US$380,000) to support people recently affected by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Gia Lai province.