To continue to strengthen, consolidate and promote the strength of the great national unity bloc, since 2003, the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) has decided to take November 18 every year as the Great Unity Day in residential areas. This is not only a happy day, tightening solidarity, mutual love and affection, but also promoting the people's mastery in contributing ideas to build hamlets and residential areas to develop more and more, contributing to the successful implementation of local tasks. The Ethnic and Development Newspaper has recorded the enthusiastic opinions of representatives of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committees on the Great Unity Festival in residential areas in 2024 held last November. Recently, from the capital of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, Phase I: 2021-2025 (National Target Program 1719), the mountainous localities of Quang Ngai have focused on building highly effective economic models. Thereby, promoting sustainable agricultural development and bringing stable income to the people. On December 3, General Secretary To Lam and members of the National Assembly Delegation of Hanoi City, constituency No. 1, met with voters in Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung, and Dong Da districts, reported on the results of the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly and listened to voters' opinions and recommendations. Summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. This afternoon's news, December 3, has the following notable information: Quang Nam: Opening of the Local Products Museum in Hoi An. Unique gates of houses in Mang But. Preserving the "forest scent" of Tay Con Linh. Along with other current news in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On December 3, the People's Committee of Hoi An City (Quang Nam) held the opening ceremony of the Hoi An Local Products Museum. This unique event attracted many tourists to visit and admire. Determining that vocational training and job creation for workers will contribute significantly to poverty reduction and improving the quality of life for people, in recent times, all levels and sectors in Ham Yen district (Tuyen Quang province) have implemented many solutions to improve the quality of vocational training and introduce jobs for workers. The Cham community in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces has two main sects: the Cham people following Brahmanism and the Cham people following Bani Islam. In addition, there is a small group following Islam, which was separated from Bani Islam, introduced to Ninh Thuan province in the 60s of the 20th century. In general cultural life, culinary culture in particular, the Cham people of the two above sects have their own culinary characteristics and rules of conduct. On November 3, the Military Command of Duc Pho town (Quang Ngai province) said that a fishing boat of fishermen in the area was burned, the cause is unknown, the initial damage is about 100 million VND. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on December 3, has the following notable information: "Highland market - Welcome to the New Year 2024". Gio An ancient well, an attractive eco-tourism destination. Gia Lai in the season of ripe coffee. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has just issued decisions to recognize two communes, Son Binh and Son Hiep, Khanh Son district, to meet new rural standards (NTM) in 2024. These are the first two communes of Khanh Son mountainous district to be recognized to meet NTM standards. This time, the Provincial People's Committee also issued a decision to recognize Vinh Trung commune (Nha Trang city) as meeting the advanced NTM standards in 2024. The People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has issued a plan to implement the project to develop large timber forests with FSC certification, with the goal that by 2035, the province will have more than 30,000 hectares of large timber forests. On December 3, the People's Court of Quang Ngai province opened a first-instance criminal trial of Le Dinh Thiet (57 years old, residing in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) for murder. On the morning of December 3, in Phuoc Ha commune, Thuan Nam district, Ninh Thuan province, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province organized a handover ceremony of 19 Great Unity houses to Raglay ethnic people who are poor and near-poor households with housing difficulties. Attending the ceremony were Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province Le Van Binh; Vice Chairman of Thuan Nam District People's Committee Nguyen Thi Xuan Cuong and local officials and people. On the morning of December 3, a working delegation of the province led by Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Van Thach inspected the progress of construction of resettlement areas for households whose houses were damaged by storm No. 3 and a number of other works and projects in Nguyen Binh district. Also present were leaders of a number of departments and branches.
Mr. Le Tri Thanh, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Quang Nam province: "Community cohesion, democratic spirit, and self-management role are the values throughout the organization of the Festival."
For many years, the National Great Unity Day in the province has been solemnly organized with ceremonies and diverse festivals in 1,240 residential areas. Villages, hamlets, residential groups, etc. organize the Festival in a bustling and exciting atmosphere; regardless of ethnicity, religion, social class, ethnic minorities, children returning home from abroad, etc., unite and enjoy the Festival of the whole people. The Festival has become an annual activity of the residential area, an opportunity to pass on traditional values, a place for cultural exchange of each community, thereby helping the Festival have unique features of each region.
Community cohesion, democracy, and self-management are the values that run through the organization of the Festival. Through the organization of the Festival, people better understand the political tasks of the locality, and clearly see the contributions of each individual and each family in building the community. The solidarity of compatriots in each community is multiplied through activities of sharing and supporting individuals and families in difficulty; showing gratitude to families with meritorious services; honoring individuals, groups, and families with many contributions to the community and society.
In the coming time, we will continue to innovate the content and methods of operation, focusing on the grassroots and residential areas. In particular, focusing on promoting the proactive and creative role of each residential area, the Front Work Committee focuses on innovating the content and form of organizing the Festival. Every year, we choose a theme, send propaganda messages, and mobilize people to participate in building a self-governing, united, prosperous and happy residential community.
Building a "Self-governed, united, prosperous and happy" residential area is considered one of the key tasks for the 2024 - 2029 term. Therefore, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province focuses on propaganda and mobilization work, focusing on strongly arousing the spirit of patriotism, national pride, self-esteem, social awareness and responsibility, and the will to be self-reliant of each citizen and each residential area. Coordinate the organization of activities to promote and preserve the cultural identity of the community so that the residential area becomes a livable place for each citizen.
Ms. Ma En Hang, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lao Cai province: "Replicating typical examples in campaigns and patriotic emulation movements".
The National Great Unity Day is an opportunity to review the glorious history of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; to widely propagate to all classes of people the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on national great unity; and at the same time to recognize and commend the results of collectives and individuals with many achievements in campaigns and patriotic emulation movements in the community.
The festival is also an opportunity to spread and promote the people's ownership, solidarity and sharing in the community; arouse the potential and creativity of the people; strengthen the close connection between cadres, party members and the people. Create an exciting atmosphere and social consensus; encourage and motivate the people to overcome all difficulties, actively participate in successfully implementing the Resolution of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Congress at all levels for the 2024 - 2029 term, the Resolution of the Party Congress at all levels in the province.
In order for the Festival to truly promote its meaning and strengthen the great national unity bloc, over the years, Lao Cai province has always prepared carefully, practically, economically, avoiding ostentation and waste; mobilizing the participation of the community at large. The content of the ceremony is solemn and concise; the content of the festival creates a joyful, warm atmosphere and honors the traditional cultural identity of the local ethnic groups.
During the organization process, localities in the province commended and honored collectives, households and individuals who actively responded to campaigns and patriotic emulation movements such as: Campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas" associated with the emulation movement "Lao Cai joins hands to build new rural areas and sustainable poverty reduction", movements "All people unite to build cultural life", "All people protect national security", emulation movement "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the province by 2025"; Emulation movement "Lao Cai joins hands to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3" in the province...
Mr. Nguyen Duc Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province: "Expanding solidarity, strengthening village and neighborhood sentiment".
Every year, 95 - 100% of residential areas in the province organize the National Great Unity Day; of which over 90% of residential areas organize both the ceremony and the festival, thereby giving people the opportunity to connect and become closer to each other, strengthening solidarity and consensus in the community.
The festival is an opportunity for residential areas to summarize and evaluate the results of the implementation of the Campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas" and other patriotic emulation movements in the area; to commend and reward outstanding collectives and individuals in the residential community; to organize the signing of emulation covenants in residential areas; to encourage people to unite and help each other, actively participate in production and business; to visit, give gifts, present Great Solidarity houses, support disadvantaged families... thereby contributing to the successful implementation of the emulation movement "Nghe An joins hands to build new rural areas"; and to honor the fine traditional cultural values of the nation.
Through the Great Solidarity Day, it has contributed to the successful implementation of the emulation movement, expanded solidarity, strengthened village and neighborhood sentiment, contributed to improving the material and spiritual life of the people; united the community to join hands and unite to build and develop the homeland and the country, effectively implementing the Resolution of the Party Congress and the Resolution of the Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels.
Through the organization of the Festival, the work of mobilizing the promotion of the people's mastery, strengthening consensus, participating in building a strong Party, government and political system, protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of the people has been proactively implemented by the Fatherland Front at all levels and its member organizations, achieving many positive results. The Fatherland Front at all levels has successfully participated in the elections of deputies to the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels in all terms; well implemented the direction of the Politburo on supervision, social criticism, and giving opinions on Party building.
Mr. Siu Trung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Gia Lai province: "Paying tribute to previous generations and preserving and promoting national cultural identity".
The National Great Unity Day is an opportunity for people to see the results achieved, review a year of activities, in which the achievements in building new rural areas, civilized urban areas as well as implementing the campaign to "change the way of thinking and working" among ethnic minorities stand out. From there, promote the spirit of solidarity, love for the homeland, compete in labor production as well as the spirit of promoting and preserving national identity, showing gratitude to previous generations and preserving and promoting national cultural identity.
In the annual activities, we direct that before, during and after the Festival, there will be cultural and artistic activities, promotion of local agricultural products as well as culinary activities to show the cultural identity and especially promote the good identity of ethnic minorities such as gongs, traditional musical instruments, brocade... Currently, people in residential areas have considered the Great Unity Festival as a festival for all people, not just for the Front.
The strength of great solidarity for the people when they are unanimous, unanimous and maintain security and order, develop the economy, and reduce poverty sustainably. Everyone helps, cares for, and guides each other to rise up and build a civilized and happy residential area. With careful, methodical, and thorough preparation, the successful organization of the Great National Unity Day has a particularly important meaning in gathering, consolidating, and strengthening the solidarity and consensus of the people in the community and residential areas; creating a solid foundation for the great solidarity bloc of ethnic groups. Thereby, strongly arousing the spirit of excitement and competition among all classes of people, determined to successfully carry out political tasks, develop the economy and society; maintain national defense and security.
We will continue to mobilize the strength of great solidarity in response to the Government's movement to "completely eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households...". In the near future, the Front will coordinate with the Provincial People's Committee to organize the construction of temporary and dilapidated houses. First of all, we will propagate and mobilize each citizen to support the construction of houses, and at the same time call on businesses, philanthropists, and economic groups to support the people. From there, we will coordinate with political forces, armed forces, sectors, and levels to join hands to build great solidarity houses and strive to complete the goal of eliminating all temporary and dilapidated houses for people by 2025, especially people in remote areas, ethnic minority areas, border areas, and islands.
Source: https://baodantoc.vn/boi-dap-suc-manh-noi-sinh-qua-ngay-hoi-dai-doan-ket-1733134248057.htm
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