The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has made additional USD800,000 available from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to secure immediate support for women and girls in eight central provinces and Da Nang city, which have been severely affected by devastating floods and landslides, bringing the total amount of UNFPA’s support to USD1,340,000 to date.
UNFPA in Vietnam has made additional USD800,000 available from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to support women and girls in eight central provinces and Da Nang city.
The central coastal region has suffered unprecedented flooding from prolonged downpours and successive typhoons since early October, resulting in more than 200 deaths recorded so far, and displacing thousands of people. At least 5.5 million people in the region have been affected, including over 1,300,000 women of reproductive age and more than 92,000 pregnant women.
Earlier on November 24, 5,704 dignity kits were handed over to the Central Committee of Vietnam Farmers’ Union for distribution to women who experience or are at risk of Gender-Based Violence in three provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Nam.
On November 29, Chairman of the Central Committee of Vietnam Farmers’ Union Thao Xuan Sung and UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara handed over these dignity kits to female farmers in Quang Nam province.
“When emergencies like this strike, life changes in a moment. This natural disaster has already destroyed thousands of homes and forced people to flee. Women and girls are among the most vulnerable. Women do not need to die giving birth, and this must hold true even in emergencies,” said Ms. Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam.