At the conference, Vietnam has called for urgent appeals to international communities, asking for 48.5 million USD to deal with the impact of increasingly severe drought and saltwater intrusion caused by the El Nino phenomenon.
During the meeting, Vietnam revealed a national urgent response plan covering water and food supply, sanitation and health care.
In March, the Government, the UN and some non-governmental organisations announced quick calculations that 2 million Vietnamese would be without access to clean water and 1.1 million people need food aid in the 18 hardest-hit provinces. The calculations also showed that more than 60,000 women and children were malnourished and 1.75 million people whose sources of livelihood were severely damaged.
Since the end of 2015, Vietnam has provided more than 5,200 tonnes of food-aid for three regions that took the full brunt of drought and saltwater intrusion. The country has spent over 1 trillion VND on drought assistance.
On March 15, the Government called for humanitarian aid from international partners.
UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta said Vietnam has actively delivered urgent assistance, however, the situation requires special international help.
Authorities cannot meet local demand due to a lack of resources, Pratibha Mehta stressed.
She noted that the UN will continue supporting Vietnam to implement its relief plan.
By late afternoon, approximately 7.34 million USD in aid was vowed, with 4 million USD from the UN and 3 million from the Asian Development Bank. The US supported Ben Tre with 50,000 USD, while the Red Cross granted 200,000 EUR to Ca Mau and up to 18,000 USD to Long An.
During the meeting, Vietnam revealed a national urgent response plan covering water and food supply, sanitation and health care.
In March, the Government, the UN and some non-governmental organisations announced quick calculations that 2 million Vietnamese would be without access to clean water and 1.1 million people need food aid in the 18 hardest-hit provinces. The calculations also showed that more than 60,000 women and children were malnourished and 1.75 million people whose sources of livelihood were severely damaged.
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On March 15, the Government called for humanitarian aid from international partners.
UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta said Vietnam has actively delivered urgent assistance, however, the situation requires special international help.
Authorities cannot meet local demand due to a lack of resources, Pratibha Mehta stressed.
She noted that the UN will continue supporting Vietnam to implement its relief plan.
By late afternoon, approximately 7.34 million USD in aid was vowed, with 4 million USD from the UN and 3 million from the Asian Development Bank. The US supported Ben Tre with 50,000 USD, while the Red Cross granted 200,000 EUR to Ca Mau and up to 18,000 USD to Long An.
