(Bqp.vn) - On the morning of April 3, in Hanoi, the Standing Committee of the National Steering Committee to overcome the consequences of landmines and toxic chemicals after the war in Vietnam (Steering Committee 4) organized a session. meeting to evaluate the results of the work to overcome the consequences of bombs, mines, toxic chemicals/dioxins after the war in 701, deploying tasks in 2023.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Head of the Standing Committee of Steering Committee 701 chaired the meeting. Attending the meeting were comrade Le Cong Thanh, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment; Delegates of leaders of a number of functional agencies of the Ministry of National Defense, delegates of Central Committees, Ministries and branches.
Session scene.
At the meeting, delegates focused on assessing the work to overcome the consequences of landmines and toxic chemicals/dioxins after the war in Vietnam in 2023; advantages, difficulties, problems, limitations and causes in the process of performing tasks; Propose solutions to improve the efficiency of this work in 2024.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien spoke at the meeting.
Speaking at the meeting, on behalf of the Ministry of National Defense - Standing Committee of Steering Committee 701, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien highly appreciated the effective coordination of Central Committees, Ministries, branches and localities in organizing implementation. Currently working to overcome the consequences of landmines and toxic chemicals left over from the war in Vietnam; acknowledge and praise agencies and units that have synchronously implemented solutions to improve the quality of this work in recent times. Thereby demonstrating a high sense of responsibility in implementing the goals, requirements and tasks assigned by the Government, in order to minimize impacts on people and the environment, create conditions for socio-economic development, and protect the environment. ensure national defense and security.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien requested agencies and units to continue to strictly implement directives and resolutions of the Party, State and Government on overcoming the consequences of land mines and toxic chemicals/diodes. -please after the war. In particular, focus on perfecting the legal corridor on overcoming post-war consequences, especially developing the Ordinance on overcoming post-war bomb and mine consequences; Organize and deploy tasks with more determination and drastic spirit, in the direction of expansion, with breakthrough solutions and specific goals in each stage; Promote political responsibility of all levels, sectors, and localities, especially of Steering Committee 701, attaching specific responsibilities to each group and individual.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien also noted the need to further strengthen communication work in a diverse, rich and professional direction in many practical and appropriate forms; Actively cooperate internationally, advocate and mobilize maximum resources; Applying information technology and digital transformation in overcoming the consequences of land mines and toxic chemicals on people and the environment in Vietnam. Accelerate the implementation of programs and projects on dioxin treatment, mine clearance, support for victims of toxic chemicals and mines, ensure quality and efficiency, and avoid massive investment. spread; At the same time, strengthen coordination with departments, ministries, branches and localities to propose solutions and develop programs and projects to care for and protect the health and ensure employment for victims in the direction of expanding object, increase the level of support.
Delegates attended the meeting.
In 2023, departments, ministries, branches, localities and organizations will synchronously implement tasks and solutions to overcome the consequences of landmines and toxic chemicals/dioxins after the war. in Vietnam, contributing to socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security. In particular, we have surveyed, cleared, and handled bombs, mines, and explosives in a number of provinces with an area of about 40.500 hectares; liberate and hand over to localities, agencies and functional units about 12 hectares of land contaminated with toxic chemicals/dioxins after treatment at A So airport (A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province ) and Bien Hoa airport (Dong Nai province); Handling nearly 300 tons of toxic CS, hydrolysis products of toxic CS and materials contaminated with toxic CS... Along with that, policies and regulations on dealing with regimes and incentives for victims of mines and toxic chemicals chemicals/dioxins continue to be deployed effectively. The Vietnam - United States cooperation project to support improving the quality of life of people with disabilities and victims of toxic chemicals/dioxins in 8 provinces heavily sprayed with Agent Orange continues to be implemented in accordance with plan; Develop and approve community-based health care and rehabilitation projects for people with disabilities, chemical/dioxin victims and the elderly for the period 2024 - 2028 in 12 provinces , city. Information and propaganda work in this field has been promoted, contributing to spreading results and raising awareness about overcoming the consequences of land mines and toxic chemicals after the war.
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