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The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin has called for support to AO victims in their lives and the fight for justice.

Over 14,200 flood-hit households in central Vietnam have benefited from a six-month project funded by two international organisations.

The Vietnam Red Cross on June 20 handed over of an aid donation worth roughly USD7.78 million for victims of natural disasters in Japan.

The Ministry of National Defence last Friday began work on clearing unexploded ordnance from Danang Airport, an Agent Orange hotspot.

The US Agency for International Development handed over keys to 25 refurbished pre-schools to the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

The APEC Digital Opportunity Centre has launched a project to provide IT and vocational training to the disadvantaged.

The United States Agency for International Development has helped refurbished 25 pre-schools in Kon Tum Province.

The Embassy of Japan in Vietnam has provided nearly USD200,000 for renovating a school in the central province of Nghe An.

Movie actress Ngo Thanh Van launched a charity project called Scar of Life to raise money for children with cardiovascular diseases.

International donors pledged $4.3 billion to vaccinate nearly 250 million children against life-threatening diseases at a London conference.

Four residents in Quang Tri Province have put up VND1.5 billion to build a pontoon bridge, facilitating access for thousands of local residents.

One-hundred blood donors from across Vietnam will be honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi for their contribution to humanitarian aid.

Nguyen Thi Kinh, 85, always gets up very early to work, to earn money to breed sparrows which perch daily on trees in Hanoi’s Quan Su Street.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam will, for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City, organise World Blood Donor Day on June 14.

The WWF is asking for contributions of stories about how climate change has affected real lives in Vietnam.

Several pupils in Thanh Thuy Commune, Thua Thien Hue Province are taking part in a competition on climate change and disaster risk reduction.

Investing $40B annually in the forest sector is needed for the world to transition into a low carbon economy, the UN said.

Twenty one songs about Agent Orange victims selected from 172 entries will be awarded in a ceremony in Hanoi in late June.

June 1 is International Children’s Day - for most a time of gifts and extra attention from parents - but some are not so lucky.