Children-oriented disaster risk mitigation strategy to be built
A strategy and programme on children-oriented disaster risk mitigation for 2017-2021 with a vision until 2030 will be built, as heard a national conference held in the central province of Ninh Thuan.
Ninh Thuan (VNA) – Astrategy and programme on children-oriented disaster risk mitigation for2017-2021 with a vision until 2030 will be built, as heard a nationalconference held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on December 15.
The strategy will develop mechanismsto better coordinate units concerned in mitigating impacts on children and enhancethe capacity of children, families and community.
More than 160 officials and expertsfrom Vietnam, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and internationalpartners attended the event, the first of its kind co-organised by the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development and the UNICEF Vietnam.
Speaking at the event, DeputyMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Van Thang said disasters haveleft 171 dead and 30 missing since early 2016, causing a loss of more than 37trillion VND (1.6 billion USD).
In the central region alone, 27 werekilled, including 10 children from November 28 – December 12.
The UNICEF pledged to work closelywith Vietnam and domestic partners to outline effective plans for disasteradaptation, prevent child schooling disruption and protect children in case ofcrises and pressures.
Participants suggested orientationsto children-oriented disaster mitigation activities within the framework of theLaw on Disaster Risk Management and the government’s global and regionalcommitments on emergency relief and disaster management.
They summed up lessons drawn fromemergency relief programmes, shared experience and mapped out orientations tofuture cooperation in the field.
Since August 2016, the UNICEF and theVietnamese Government have provided emergency aid for children and women hit bydrought and saline intrusion in 10 provinces of the Central Highlands, the coastalsouth central region and the Mekong Delta sourcing from 2.5 million USD fundedby the Japanese government.
Nearly 140,000 Vietnamese people havebenefited from the effort./.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has requested ministries and localities to proactively cope with natural disasters to mitigate human and property losses.
Vietnam will likely face damage of more than 141.2 trillion VND (6.7 billion USD) due to natural disasters such as typhoons, floods or earthquakes in the next 50 years, the World Bank has said.
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