200 mine-detecting devices donated to Vietnam
The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) received 200 mine detectors from the Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) in Quang Binh Province on March 19.
The local authorities have planned to survey and demining bombs and mines at 10,000 hectares in Quang Binh and Binh Dinh provinces. The KOICA will give USD20m in non-refundable aid to the VNMAC to help in management, survey and mine clearance, supporting UXO survivors, and educating and preventing UXO accidents for people.
Over 224,000 hectares in Quang Binh Province, or 30% of its total area, are contaminated by the UXO.
At the ceremony, Caitlin Wiesen, the representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, said they were very happy to be able to work with Vietnamese authorities to clean up the remaining explosives after wars.
Besides the equipment, the project will also help improve the management ability of local authorities and raise public awareness about the issue to prevent tragic accidents.
230 officials from the Ministry of Defence will be trained on UXO survey and detection.
Equipment handover ceremony
The local authorities have planned to survey and demining bombs and mines at 10,000 hectares in Quang Binh and Binh Dinh provinces. The KOICA will give USD20m in non-refundable aid to the VNMAC to help in management, survey and mine clearance, supporting UXO survivors, and educating and preventing UXO accidents for people.
200 mine-detecting devices donated to Vietnam
Over 224,000 hectares in Quang Binh Province, or 30% of its total area, are contaminated by the UXO.
At the ceremony, Caitlin Wiesen, the representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, said they were very happy to be able to work with Vietnamese authorities to clean up the remaining explosives after wars.
Besides the equipment, the project will also help improve the management ability of local authorities and raise public awareness about the issue to prevent tragic accidents.
230 officials from the Ministry of Defence will be trained on UXO survey and detection.
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