For her part, Thu thanked the ARC for its humanitarian activities in Vietnam over the past time, suggesting ARC leaders and Harold Brooks in particular continue to assist these activities.
She asked the American side to maintain and expand its programmes and projects on minimising risks based on community, responding to climate change and enhancing disaster resilience and health care for people in urban areas.
The ARC was also urged to take care of the elderly, the disabled and victims of Agent Orange as well as improve the capacity for the VRC chapters at all levels.
Since 2002, the ARC has helped Vietnam carry out 14 humanitarian
programmes and projects worth a total of US$20 million in 22 cities and
provinces across the country, mainly focusing on health care, assistance
for the disabled, and disaster and climate change response.
During the Vietnam trip from July 26-29, the ARC delegation will visit the “Vietnam Forests and Deltas Climate Change Project” in the northern province of Nam Dinh and the “Red Cross and Social Work” model in neighbouring Ha Nam province.
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