Launching Humanitarian Month 2025: Humanitarian Journey - Spreading Love

Attending the event were comrades: Truong Tan Sang, former Politburo member, former President, former Honorary President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society; Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Vu Chien Thang, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs; Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Central Council of Young Pioneers; Nguyen Manh Cuong, Standing Committee member of the City Party Committee, Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee...

Leaders and delegates perform the launching ceremony of the National Humanitarian Month 2025

Also attending were: Mr. Juan Pedro Schaerer, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation in Bangkok; Ms. Kathryn Clarkson, Head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Regional Delegation in Bangkok; Consul General of the Hungarian Consulate in Vietnam; Consul General of the Cambodian Consulate in Vietnam; representatives of the Consulates General of the UK, China, Cuba, Indonesia... in Vietnam.

Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Red Cross Society Nguyen Hai Dang said that officially implemented since 2021, Humanitarian Month has become a vivid symbol of the spirit of "the whole country doing humanitarian work", connecting millions of hearts for a humane and sustainable Vietnam. In the past, the total value of mobilization reached over 3,700 billion VND, helping more than 7.3 million people. In the Humanitarian Month of 2024 alone, it reached over 763 billion VND, helping over 1.6 million people.

Volunteers donate blood voluntarily

With the theme "Humanitarian Journey - Spreading Love", it is not only a call, but also a journey of inspiration, a source of love and a commitment to persistently accompany, share, multiply the power of kindness and the spirit of national solidarity, build a compassionate and humane community, leaving no one behind.

On behalf of the Ho Chi Minh City government - the City's Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Tran Thi Dieu Thuy thanked the Consuls General of the countries for their attention and coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Society to mobilize and organize the Voluntary Blood Donation Day for officers and staff of the Consulates General in Ho Chi Minh City.

In addition, over the years, the Consulates General of foreign countries in Ho Chi Minh City have participated in many social and charitable activities. With the National Humanitarian Month in 2025, those acts of kindness continue to spread through actions responding to the voluntary blood donation movement, coordinated by the Department of Foreign Affairs, the City Youth Union and the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Society, mobilizing nearly 150 officers and employees of the Consulates General to participate. He hoped that the Consulates General of foreign countries would always pay attention to social and humanitarian activities, including voluntary blood donation activities in Ho Chi Minh City.

In his speech, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien emphasized that over the past 80 years, the Vietnam Red Cross Society has become a reliable bridge between the Party, the State, organizations and individuals in the political system with the disadvantaged and people in especially difficult circumstances.

Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien speaks at the launching ceremony

“The Association has been affirming its role as a professional, core humanitarian organization and an active member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Humanitarian Month - a synchronous initiative of Vietnam - has become a special highlight of humanitarian work, contributing to spreading the value of humanity throughout society,” said comrade Do Van Chien.

According to comrade Do Van Chien, our country is entering an era of striving to build a strong, prosperous country, bringing prosperity and happiness to everyone. In a context with many advantages but also facing many difficulties and challenges such as climate change, natural disasters, epidemics... The Vietnam Red Cross Society needs to continue to innovate its thinking and methods of operation, closely follow reality, closely connect with vulnerable groups, and ensure the principles of humanitarian activities are professional, transparent, and compassionate.

Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong visited activities at the launching ceremony.

He hoped and believed that the Vietnam Red Cross would continue to affirm its particularly important role in mobilizing, connecting and coordinating social resources to effectively implement social security policies, care for people in difficult circumstances, the vulnerable, victims of natural disasters, catastrophes, epidemics and other emergency situations.

The Association also needs to continue to build a team of dynamic staff and volunteers; promote the mobilization of social resources in a diverse, professional and transparent manner. At the same time, the Association needs to expand health care activities for the people, through voluntary blood donation activities, registration for humanitarian organ and tissue donation; initial first aid training; implementation of clean water and community sanitation programs; regular assistance activities for people who are no longer able to work, lonely elderly people, people with disabilities, etc.

Comrade Do Van Chien presented a plaque of gratitude and flowers to the units.

At the same time, actively expand international cooperation, effectively connect with domestic and foreign organizations and individuals, deploy early forecasting models, early intervention, and rapid response to promptly support the community in all situations. Gradually build a humanitarian foundation that adapts to the general trend of the world, contributing to building an inclusive society, "leaving no one behind".

Comrade Truong Tan Sang presented a plaque of gratitude and flowers to the units.

Students who overcome difficulties and study well in Ho Chi Minh City receive scholarships

Within the framework of the National Humanitarian Month 2025 Launching Ceremony in 2 days (May 7 and 8), the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Society to organize many activities. These include offering incense at historical sites; offering flowers to report the merits of President Ho Chi Minh at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument; organizing humanitarian activities to support the community (donating blood; giving scholarships, free medical examination and medicine, 0 VND supermarket...

Previously, from the 5th and 6th, the peak activities of the Program took place in 3 provinces (Quang Tri, Dak Lak, Dong Thap) with the following activities: giving gifts to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, families of martyrs, families of veterans, former youth volunteers in difficult circumstances; supporting the construction of Red Cross houses; supporting the livelihoods of poor households and households in difficult circumstances; organizing Humanitarian Markets... The total resources mobilized by the Central Association from partners to commit to support in the 3 provinces was 8.1 billion VND. The provincial and municipal Associations and the Emulation Clusters mobilized and committed to support in the 3 provinces nearly 3.5 billion VND.

Towards Humanitarian Month 2025, the Vietnam Red Cross Society also launched the Campaign "Millions of Kind Steps - Continuing the Golden History" deployed on the online sports platform vRace, calling on Red Cross officials, members, volunteers, youth and the community to participate in walking/running. The campaign attracted 200,773 participants, mobilizing 5.62 billion VND to carry out humanitarian activities, helping people in difficult circumstances nationwide.

First aid instructions

Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong and Tran Thi Dieu Thuy presented flowers to express gratitude to units and representatives of Consulates of various countries.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/khoi-dong-thang-nhan-dao-nam-2025-hanh-trinh-nhan-dao-lan-toa-yeu-thuong-post794285.html