Mobilizing more than 1.5 billion VND to visit families of Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Nghe An

Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to Cua Lo town, Thai Hoa town and Con Cuong unit. Photo: Thu Huong

One of the outstanding activities in the first 6 months of 2023 of the Provincial Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin is the work of caring for policy beneficiaries. During the Lunar New Year, the association at all levels mobilized units and individuals in the area to support 4,142 gifts worth over 1.5 billion VND to visit families of victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin.

Also in the first 6 months of the year, the Association Fund received 200 million VND from the units, bringing the Association's current fund to over 400 million VND. In addition, other regular activities were also effectively coordinated by the Association.

The conference also spent a lot of time discussing and contributing to the direction and tasks for the last 6 months of 2023, in which the 2 key tasks are: Continuing to coordinate with agencies, organizations, and media agencies to propagate the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on the work of resolving the consequences of Agent Orange, praising typical organizations and individuals who actively participate in supporting victims of Agent Orange; Continuing to implement Directive 43 of the Central Party Secretariat and the Provincial Party Committee's Official Dispatch on strengthening the Party's leadership in the work of resolving the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the Vietnam War

On this occasion, the Association awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to units with achievements in recent times, namely Cua Lo town, Thai Hoa town and Certificate of Merit to Con Cuong district.