The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) on May 6 presented “For the humanitarian cause” insignia to foreigners who have made great contributions to humanitarian activities in Vietnam.
The honour ceremony (Source: VNA)
The honourees are Marta Alejano, Chief Representative of the Spanish Red Cross in Vietnam, and Giuseppe Ungaro and Paul Van Deer Lan, her counterparts from Italy and the Netherlands .
Speaking at the presentation ceremony in Hanoi, VRC General Secretary Doan Van Thai thanked the laureates and their organisations for their support to charitable activities in Vietnam , and requested more assistance to be given in the field in the future.
Alejano, who is leaving the country to take up another position, said she will apply Vietnam ‘s experience in order to help people in other countries where poverty and wars still linger.
In the past years, the foreign organisations have given much aid to Vietnam, for example in hygienic and environmental projects in Kien Giang, Binh Phuoc and Binh Thuan provinces, and a “cow bank” project helping border communities improve their livelihoods.-VNA
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