At the launch ceremony (Source: VNA) QuangBinh (VNA) – The Republic of Korea-supported project on overcoming theconsequences of post-war bombs and mines was launched during a ceremony in thecentral province of Quang Binh on March 9.
Prolongedwars left 6.13 million ha of land in Vietnam contaminated with landmines andunexploded ordnances (UXOs) accounting for 18.82 percent of the country’s totalland. Over 100,000 people died or injured due to UXOs.
QuangBinh and Binh Dinh are among the hard hit in terms of contamination level andthe number of victims with limited preventive measures.
InBinh Dinh, the land contaminated with UXOs make up of over 40 percent of thetotal land and UXO-caused casualties numbered around 3,000. The respectivefigures in Quang Binh are roughly 28 percent and nearly 6,000 people.
Theproject will be carried out in the two provinces by the Vietnam National Mine ActionCentre, and sponsors – the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) andthe United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (UNDP) from now tillDecember 2020.
Speakingat the event, Lee Myion, Minister at the RoK Embassy in Vietnam said the RoKgovernment commits 20 million USD in grant aid to the project via the KOICAwith commitments to making real changes in the lives of many people in thecentral region.
She said the landmark project underlined genuine friendship between peoples ofthe two countries and would help the RoK gain a deeper understanding of thechallenges faced by Vietnam and work together to overcome them, thus servingthe importance purpose of bringing two peoples ever closer.
Lieut.Gen Le Hien Van, deputy head of the Standing Office of the National SteeringCommittee for Overcoming the Consequences of Chemical and Explosive Remnants ofWar (701 Steering Committee) said the committee and the Ministry of NationalDefence highly value the collaboration between KOICA, UNDP and the VietnamNational Mine Action Centre over the past years and look forward to morecooperation, valuable support and contribution of the international communityto Vietnam for overcoming the consequences of the war for the noble andhumanitarian objective.
Heasked units and localities concerned to work closely together to ensure theprogress, quality, safety and efficiency of the project, which is expected toimprove Vietnam’s capacity of overcoming the aftermath of bombs and mines.-VNA
Prolongedwars left 6.13 million ha of land in Vietnam contaminated with landmines andunexploded ordnances (UXOs) accounting for 18.82 percent of the country’s totalland. Over 100,000 people died or injured due to UXOs.
QuangBinh and Binh Dinh are among the hard hit in terms of contamination level andthe number of victims with limited preventive measures.
InBinh Dinh, the land contaminated with UXOs make up of over 40 percent of thetotal land and UXO-caused casualties numbered around 3,000. The respectivefigures in Quang Binh are roughly 28 percent and nearly 6,000 people.
Theproject will be carried out in the two provinces by the Vietnam National Mine ActionCentre, and sponsors – the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) andthe United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (UNDP) from now tillDecember 2020.
Speakingat the event, Lee Myion, Minister at the RoK Embassy in Vietnam said the RoKgovernment commits 20 million USD in grant aid to the project via the KOICAwith commitments to making real changes in the lives of many people in thecentral region.
She said the landmark project underlined genuine friendship between peoples ofthe two countries and would help the RoK gain a deeper understanding of thechallenges faced by Vietnam and work together to overcome them, thus servingthe importance purpose of bringing two peoples ever closer.
Lieut.Gen Le Hien Van, deputy head of the Standing Office of the National SteeringCommittee for Overcoming the Consequences of Chemical and Explosive Remnants ofWar (701 Steering Committee) said the committee and the Ministry of NationalDefence highly value the collaboration between KOICA, UNDP and the VietnamNational Mine Action Centre over the past years and look forward to morecooperation, valuable support and contribution of the international communityto Vietnam for overcoming the consequences of the war for the noble andhumanitarian objective.
Heasked units and localities concerned to work closely together to ensure theprogress, quality, safety and efficiency of the project, which is expected toimprove Vietnam’s capacity of overcoming the aftermath of bombs and mines.-VNA
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