Foreign NGOs honoured for contributions to HCM City's socio-economic development
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on February 24 held an annual meeting with foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the city.
A representative of foreign non-governmental organisations speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City(VNA) - The Ho ChiMinh City Union of FriendshipOrganisations (HUFO) on February 24 held an annual meetingwith foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the city.
The meeting aimed to reviewactivities and acknowledge positive contributio♎ns of foreign NGOs to HCM City's socio-economicdevelopment in the 2021-2022 period. It offered anopportunity for foreign NGOs and Vietnamese partners to exchange information ondifficulties and the city's current needs.
Addressing the event, HUFO VicePresident Nguyen Thi Hong Diem briefed participants on the city’ssocio-economic recovery in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period. Last year, foreign NGOsand foreign companies offered more than 636 billion VND (26.7 million USD)worth of aid to Vietnamese partners in HCM City, she said. The figure reflected acloser cooperative relationship between HUFO and foreign NGOs in the city and Vietnamese partners, Diem said. The official called formore support from the international community and foreign NGOs in a number offields, including smart urban development; education and vocational training; providingmedicine and treatment for poor patients and raising public awareness onenvironmental protection. While appreciating thesupporting programmes and projects from foreign NGOs, Pham Dinh Nghinh, ViceChairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Child Welfare Association, proposed more assistanceto children in the city, especially orphans, disabled children, and childrenat charity houses in the coming time. Focus should be placed on intervention activities and helping groups of children with special circumstances as well as those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, he added. On this occasion, the municipal People’s Committeeand HUFO presented certificates of merit to 15 collectives for theiractive contributions to the city’s social security activities in 2017-2022./.
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A representative of foreign non-governmental organisations speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
