Vietnam attends 32nd conference of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Vietnam is attending the ongoing 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva, which opened in Geneva on December 8 to discuss humanitarian issues.
Delegates at the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 2011 in Geneva. (Source: intercrossblog.icrc.org)
Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam is attending the ongoing 32nౠd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva, which opened in Geneva on December 8 to discuss humanitarian issues.
The country is among more than 190 state parties to the 1949 Geneva Convention, and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
In his opening address, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer said the world has entered an era in which “armed conflicts are greater in complexity and numbers of actors, longer in duration, wider in their regional impacts, broader in tactics and weapons used and, above all, more atrocious in the human suffering they cause”.
Maurer called on all state members to scale up their response and make it more relevant to existing needs.
He also proposed stronger cooperation and coordination within the Movement, which must be tailored to the realities of each context and each component’s mandate.
Earlier, the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has adopted a new 1-billion-Swiss franc Plan and Budget for the expansion of its support to vulnerable communities around the world.
According to IFRC Secretary-General Elhadj As Sy, the budget reflects the increasing scale and complexity of humanitarian needs.
The global strengths of the Red Cross and Red Crescent were built up by its communities at the local level. The organisation has 17 million volunteers and has established its presence in more than 165,000 local branches from the largest cities to the most remote villages in 190 countries.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society joined the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in November 4, 1957 during the IFRC General Assembly in New Delhi, India.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement includes the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).-VNA
The Spanish Red Cross (SRC) pledges the highest level assistance to its Vietnamese counterpart’s activities including disaster prevention and response, said Chief Representative of the Hanoi-based SRC office Ignacio Garcia.
Vietnamese citizens over the age of eighteen are invited to join a contest online about the emblem and fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies through September 2.
Community-based disaster risk management was the focus of a workshop in the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, which opened in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.
President Truong Tan Sang sent a letter to the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC)’s congress on September 29 in Hanoi, hailing the outcomes of the organisation’s patriotic emulation movements.
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During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
Vietnam and Cambodia are hoped to strengthen their robust collaboration across various sectors, particularly in resolving remaining border issues to transform the border area into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is intensifying efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as part of the country’s goal of having the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning lifted.
Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
The official launch of Emirates’ Dubai–Da Nang route on June 2 has sparked a “tourism revolution” for Vietnam’s central coastal city. Da Nang is emerging as a top destination for high-end travelers, particularly from the lucrative Middle Eastern market.
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In this era of global integration and digitalisation, the press must adopt modern multimedia models to not only meet increasing information and communication demands but also align with the broader socio-economic development of the country.
Delegates at the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 2011 in Geneva. (Source: intercrossblog.icrc.org)
