Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Van Quang and Ms. Rana Flowers - UNICEF Representative in Vietnam awarded the Golden Bell contest "Combating Disaster Prevention and Control with Children - Creating a Sustainable Future" to the winning students.
Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Hoang Hiep - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control; Bui Van Quang - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control; Nguyen Thanh Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control; Ms. Rana Flowers - UNICEF Representative in Vietnam. Also attending were leaders of the Steering Committees for Disaster Prevention and Control of some provinces and cities; Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Van Quang and Ms. Rana Flowers - UNICEF Representative in Vietnam awarded the prize for the painting contest "Perspectives before natural disasters" to the winning students.
“Early Action - Proactive in Disaster Management” is the theme of this year’s National Disaster Prevention Week with the aim of promoting the Ha Long Declaration on Strengthening Early Action in Disaster Management in the ASEAN Region - an initiative of the host country Vietnam adopted at the 11th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Disaster Management held in Quang Ninh.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep delivered the opening speech at the ceremony.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep emphasized that early action is a new approach in disaster risk management implemented by the United Nations and many countries around the world to further enhance the ability to prevent and respond to natural disasters and focus on vulnerable groups, including children. Through the series of events and messages of this year's National Disaster Prevention Week, he hopes that all levels and sectors will actively and synchronously deploy disaster prevention activities, effectively promote the "4 on-site" motto, and raise public awareness of disaster prevention. At the same time, he would like to express his gratitude to the Phu Tho Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue and UNICEF for their support in organizing activities in response to the National Disaster Prevention and Control Week, contributing to spreading messages about disaster prevention and control to the community, especially children.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Van Quang speaks at the rally
Speaking in response to the National Disaster Prevention Week, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Van Quang affirmed that the rally is an important event in a series of meaningful activities of the National Disaster Prevention Week this year held in Phu Tho province; continuing to affirm the determination of the Government and the National Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control to proactively prevent, respond to, and minimize risks and damages caused by natural disasters. Phu Tho province is committed to continuing to take actions to improve disaster prevention and control capacity in the spirit of "Early action - Proactive in response to natural disasters"; focusing on and actively developing the socio-economy in a sustainable manner, adapting to natural disasters and climate change. In particular, synchronously and effectively deploying comprehensive solutions such as: Integrating disaster prevention and control content into the province's socio-economic development plans and projects; inspecting and ensuring the safety of disaster prevention and control works; improving forecasting and warning capacity; promoting the effectiveness of information and propaganda work; mobilizing and effectively using resources for disaster prevention and control; Improve the community's capacity for disaster prevention and control; pay attention to vulnerable groups, especially children and students... Phu Tho province hopes to continue receiving the attention, direction and assistance of the National Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, central agencies, and more effective support and cooperation from UNICEF and international organizations in disaster prevention and control.
The series of activities in response to the National Disaster Prevention Week 2024 in Phu Tho province include: Extracurricular activities of painting murals "Ready for natural disasters and climate change"; painting contest "Perspectives before natural disasters"; Golden bell contest "With you in Disaster Prevention - Building a sustainable future". At the rally, delegates awarded prizes to the winning students of the competitions.
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