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PM okays plan to address bomb and mine consequences

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to implement a national action programme addressing the consequences of bombs and mines left over from war in 2016-2020.
PM okays plan to address bomb and mine consequences ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc has approved a plan to implement a national action programmeaddressing the consequences of bombs and mines left over from war in 2016-2020.

The plan aims to use national and internationalfinancial resources to narrow contaminated areas and address unexploded bomband mine impacts.

It will step up communication campaigns to avoidbomb and mine accidents, ensure public safety, and help bomb and mine victimsintegrate into society, as well as ensure the implementation of Vietnam’s law,international treaties and agreements the country has signed.

Tasks include devising legal documents on themanagement of activities to address bomb and mine consequences, refiningrelevant policies, building infrastructure for the national bomb and mineaction centre and developing training areas for the disarmament of bombs andmines underwater and on land.

Agencies and units under the State steeringcommittee on the national action programme on settling the consequences causedby bombs and mines will appeal for international sponsorship via policydialogues and conferences.

They will also include the settlement of bomband mine consequences into cooperation programmes with bilateral andmultilateral sponsors.

The Vietnamese government approved a 2010-2025national programme on tackling post-war bombs, mines and unexploded ordnanceson April 21, 2010.

Between 1945 and 1975, more than 15 milliontonnes of bombs and mines, four times the amount used in World War II, weredumped on Vietnam. As a result, about 800,000 tonnes of unexploded ordnances(UXOs) are scattered across over 20 percent of land nationwide, mainly in thecentral region. More than 100,000 people have become victims of UXOs.-VNA
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