Establishment of the 'Zero Hunger' Steering Committee

The Prime Minister has just decided to establish the National Steering Committee for the Action Program "Zero Hunger" in Vietnam, 2016-2025 period, with the Deputy Prime Minister as Head of the Committee.

Thai people in Hanh Dich commune, Que Phong receive famine relief rice from the Government - Photo: Ho Phuong.

The Steering Committee is responsible for assisting the Prime Minister in directing the development of action plans and programs and directing, urging, coordinating and harmonizing ministries, branches and localities to implement this Action Program.

The Steering Committee is also tasked with developing a coordination mechanism between ministries, government agencies, and Party agencies, the Fatherland Front and mass organizations to mobilize the entire society and the entire political system to implement the National Action Program. At the same time, it proposes to the Prime Minister solutions to mobilize resources to increase resources for implementing the program's objectives.

The "Zero Hunger" initiative was launched by the UN Secretary General in 2012, calling on all countries to ensure everyone has enough food, no children under 2 are malnourished, and no food is lost or wasted. Vietnam officially launched this program in January last year.

According to Great Unity