Vietnam strongly commits to contributing to the United Nations' humanitarian relief efforts.

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet highly appreciated the role and practical effectiveness of CERF in supporting many countries in responding to humanitarian crises.

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet spoke at the event.

On December 10, at the United Nations headquarters (New York, USA), a high-level event on contributions to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2025 was held, organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA). Attending the event were many leaders and officials of United Nations agencies and relevant international organizations, along with representatives of most member countries. In his opening speech, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized that CERF is a successful lesson in responding to humanitarian crises and promptly supporting affected people. Over the past nearly two decades, CERF has spent more than 9 billion USD on humanitarian efforts globally, providing relief to millions of people and many communities around the world . The Secretary-General called on countries to increase financial contributions to CERF to achieve the target of 1 billion USD per year for humanitarian relief work. Representatives of countries and international organizations welcomed the role of CERF and on this occasion pledged to contribute a total of more than 350 million USD to CERF in 2025 (of which the Netherlands 58 million, Norway 40 million, Denmark 26 million, Canada 20 million...). Speaking at the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet highly appreciated the role and practical effectiveness of CERF in supporting many countries to respond to humanitarian crises, such as the emergency assistance of 2 million USD to help Vietnam overcome the consequences of Typhoon Yagi in September 2024. The Deputy Minister emphasized that super typhoon Yagi is just one example of the increasing trend of humanitarian assistance needs globally due to the impact of conflicts, wars, natural disasters and climate change. The representative of Vietnam called on countries and donor partners to respond to the call of the United Nations Secretary-General to help CERF mobilize enough resources to meet humanitarian assistance needs globally. On this occasion, Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet affirmed Vietnam's strong commitment to humanitarian relief efforts, helping people recover their lives after natural disasters and catastrophes. In addition to its annual contribution to CERF, in recent years, Vietnam has contributed more than 500,000 USD through CERF to support people in Ukraine and Syria, and 500,000 USD to the Palestinian people through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Vietnam has also provided more than 2 million USD in bilateral aid to countries affected by natural disasters and sent rescue forces to Türkiye for the first time after the country's historic earthquake in 2023. Source: https://baoquocte.vn/viet-nam-cam-ket-manh-me-dong-gop-vao-no-luc-cuu-tro-nhan-dao-cua-lien-hop-quoc-296994.html