Apart from studying maths and Vietnamese, children at Hong Trungprimary school have taken extracurricular time to learn about unexplodedordnance (UXOs) and ways to stay away from the deadly stuff.
Nguyen Thi Thai Hoa, a teacher from the school in the central provinceof Quang Tri – one of the localities that have the largest UXO pollutedarea – told a programme themed “green message from Vietnam’s soil” onMarch 13 night at the Hanoi Opera House, in response to theInternational Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action(April 4).
Joining the talks, Senior LieutenantColonel Nguyen Van Coc, deputy head of Brigade 229 under the EngineeringCorps, one of the key units in charge of UXO clearance, spoke ofdifficulties facing the forces as bombs and mines left over from wars inthe country are diverse in types.
The plight ofUXOs was emphasised by President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front CentralCommittee Nguyen Thien Nhan, who reiterated that the country needsbillions of USD to remove the amount of UXOs, which could take around300 years.
The country also needs greatercooperation and support from foreign governments as well asinternational friends to speed up the clearance progress, Nhan said.
The National Steering Committee for Recovery over thePostwar Bomb and Landmine Impacts (also known as the Steering Committee504) reported that about 800,000 tonnes of UXOs lingering across 6.6million hectares, or 20.12 percent of the country’s land, are puttingpeople in danger every day.
UXOs killed more than 40,000 people and injured 60,000 others nationwide.-VNA
Nguyen Thi Thai Hoa, a teacher from the school in the central provinceof Quang Tri – one of the localities that have the largest UXO pollutedarea – told a programme themed “green message from Vietnam’s soil” onMarch 13 night at the Hanoi Opera House, in response to theInternational Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action(April 4).
Joining the talks, Senior LieutenantColonel Nguyen Van Coc, deputy head of Brigade 229 under the EngineeringCorps, one of the key units in charge of UXO clearance, spoke ofdifficulties facing the forces as bombs and mines left over from wars inthe country are diverse in types.
The plight ofUXOs was emphasised by President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front CentralCommittee Nguyen Thien Nhan, who reiterated that the country needsbillions of USD to remove the amount of UXOs, which could take around300 years.
The country also needs greatercooperation and support from foreign governments as well asinternational friends to speed up the clearance progress, Nhan said.
The National Steering Committee for Recovery over thePostwar Bomb and Landmine Impacts (also known as the Steering Committee504) reported that about 800,000 tonnes of UXOs lingering across 6.6million hectares, or 20.12 percent of the country’s land, are puttingpeople in danger every day.
UXOs killed more than 40,000 people and injured 60,000 others nationwide.-VNA
