The United States provides $1 million to Vietnam to help it overcome the consequences of Typhoon Yagi.
Báo điện tử VOV•11/09/2024
VOV.VN - On September 11, the US Mission in Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said it will provide 1 million USD in emergency humanitarian aid to support Vietnam in overcoming the catastrophic damage caused by Typhoon Yagi.
According to PV Ho Diep/VOV1, this US aid will be allocated to Vietnamese partners to provide shelter, clean water, sanitation as well as other support besides food to contribute to Vietnam's disaster relief efforts; at the same time, it will help improve resilience to climate change and enhance disaster response capacity for communities across the country.
Many northern provinces suffered heavy damage from storm Yagi. Over the past five years, the U.S. Mission to Vietnam, through USAID, has provided $7.7 million in emergency assistance and disaster preparedness support, including responding to storm and flood needs and building the capacity of disaster response teams across the country.
Vietnamese Embassy in India launches campaign to support people affected by storm No. 3
Reporter Phan Tung/VOV-New Delhi reported that in response to the call of General Secretary and President To Lam, the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, on the afternoon of September 11, in the capital New Delhi, the Vietnamese Embassy in India launched a fundraising campaign to support people affected by storm No. 3.
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai speaks at the launching ceremony to support people affected by storm No. 3. Speaking at the launch, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai called on all staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in India, their spouses and children to donate at least one day's salary to support the work of overcoming the consequences of storm No. 3. With the tradition of mutual love and support of the Vietnamese people, Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai also called on Vietnamese people living in India to respond to the call for joint contributions through the Embassy.
Staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in India and their spouses joined in the support At the launching ceremony, Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai and the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in India and their spouses present at the ceremony made donations.
Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand organizes fundraising to support flood victims
PV/VOV-Bangkok reported that in response to the call of General Secretary and President To Lam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on September 11 organized a fundraising event to support people affected by storm No. 3.
Officials and staff of Vietnamese representative agencies in Thailand support people affected by storms and floods in the country. Speaking at the fundraising event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung said that the very strong storm No. 3 had swept through the northern provinces of our country, causing heavy losses in human lives and property. Ambassador Pham Viet Hung emphasized that with their hearts always turned towards the Fatherland, the staff and workers of the Embassy and Vietnamese representative agencies in Thailand wish to join hands with the people in the country to contribute human and material resources to help our compatriots overcome the consequences of storm No. 3, quickly overcome difficulties and losses to stabilize their lives. Previously, the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand launched a movement to join hands to support compatriots affected by storm No. 3 and received widespread support from overseas Vietnamese in Thailand. With the tradition of solidarity, mutual love and always looking towards their roots, overseas Vietnamese in Thailand have been organizing fundraising campaigns to support affected compatriots in the country. On this occasion, Ambassador Pham Viet Hung sent a letter calling on Vietnamese organizations, groups, individuals, businesses, and philanthropists living, studying, and working in Thailand to promote the tradition of solidarity, "helping each other", sharing, and providing spiritual and material support to support compatriots suffering the consequences of storm No. 3, contributing together with the Party and State to quickly restore production and people's lives.
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