Vietnam prioritises protecting rights of bomb and mine victims: official
Ensuring the rights of people with disabilities, particularly victims of wartime bombs and chemical toxics, is among top priorities of Vietnam, stated Deputy Minister of Labours, Invalids, and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan.
Hanoi (VNA) – Ensuring the rights ofpeople with disabilities, particularly victims of wartime bombs and chemicaltoxics, is among top priorities of Vietnam, stated Deputy Minister of Labours,Invalids, and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan.
Making the statement at theministry’s recent workshop regarding international experience sharing on supportingbomb and mine victims, Hoan informed that the number of bombs and minesleft over from the war in Vietnam is about 800,000 tonnes, scattered over about6.1 million hectares or nearly 19 percent of the total area of the country.From 1975 to date, more than 40,000 people have died and 60,000 people havebeen injured due to the detonation of these explosive devices.
Accordingto the deputy minister, in 2020, the State budget spent 374 billion VND (16.46 million USD)on implementing a policy on education for disabled people, including the bomb andmine victims.
Thedeputy minister said in 2021 – 2025, his department is set to focus onassisting people with disabilities in doing business, and seeking vocational trainingand employment. In hotspots of bomb and mine pollution, the group will be supported via livelihoods models.
Participants of the workshop pose for a group photo (Photo: thoidai.com.vn)
In2019, the Government promulgated Decree 18/2019/ND-CP on the management andimplementation of post-war remedial activities regarding mines and explosives. Perthe document, victims of unexploded ordnance are provided with the Statesupport concerning initial medical treatment, health insurance purchase, healthcare, rehabilitation, cultural education, vocational training, employment andsocial protection.
TheDecree also encourages and creates favourable conditions for domestic andforeign agencies, organisations, enterprises and individuals to participate in assistingthe victims.
At the event, foreign representativesshared a series of effective measures in aid of the victims, which included building data collecting software; establishing a medical support fund, and providingallowances for the victims, among others./.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and The International Center, an NGO, held a conference on December 14 to enhance international cooperation in aiding bomb and mine victims.
More models on education, vocational training, employment and resettlement support, and community integration will be carried out in areas contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) as part of efforts to create sustainable livelihoods for Vietnamese victims of bombs and mines.
As of September 2019, nearly 75,000 people had registered with a software managing information of people with disabilities in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the agency’s centre for digital contents and communications (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
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In this era of global integration and digitalisation, the press must adopt modern multimedia models to not only meet increasing information and communication demands but also align with the broader socio-economic development of the country.
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Running until June 21, the festival brings together more than 80 central and local media organisations, featuring nearly 130 exhibition booths that cover the full spectrum of national life, encompassing economy, politics, culture, society, defence, security, and foreign affairs.
As of June 17, Ca Mau province had achieved its target of supporting the construction and renovation of 4,400 homes, with a total budget of over 235 billion VND (about 9 million USD).
Illustrative photo (Source: thoidai.com.vn) 
Participants of the workshop pose for a group photo (Photo: thoidai.com.vn) 
