Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) greets participants in the programme in Hanoi on October 17 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on thewhole nation to work together to help the poor escape poverty ensuring no oneis left behind.
The Government will strongly and effectively implement national programmes onsustainable poverty reduction and the State will continue prioritisingresources to help the cause, he said at the annual charity programme “Joininghands for the poor” held in Hanoi on October 17.
The Party and State have always placed economic development in close connectionwith poverty reduction and social security, he said. An estimated 20 percent ofthe State budget is earmarked for investing in and supporting programmes andprojects aimed at reducing poverty.
Programmes have helped improve the living conditions of poor people,particularly those in rural, remote, mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabitedareas, he said.
However, the PM noted that with great support from organisations, businessesand individuals both inside and outside the country, those in less fortunatepositions must also work hard to improve their lives.
The Fund for the Poor has raised more than 9 trillion VND (388 million USD)over the past three years, according to President of the Vietnam FatherlandFront Central Committee Tran Thanh Man.
This year’s programme raised nearly 900 billion VND for the fund.
In the future, the fund will be used to build 1,000 houses for poor people in anumber of localities in border and mountainous areas and those often affectedby natural disasters, he said.
The annual programme is also held to honour local and international individualsand organisations which have supported needy people and joined charitableactivities and contributed to the Fund for the Poor./.
VNA
