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Vietnam launches campaign to protect children from water-related calamities
Vietnam launches campaign to protect children from water-related calamities
5/6/19
A ceremony was held in the northwestern province of Hoa Binh on June 3 to launch the campaign on preventing disasters related to water for children and students during the flood season.
The ceremony was held by the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and attended by representatives from 18 northern mountainous and north central provinces.
Tran Quang Hoai, Deputy Director of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and General Director of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority, asked provinces and cities to enact more practical measures because the number of children drowning had increased recently, especially with the flood season coming.
Authorities at different levels must work to put in place short-term and long-term measures to minimise risks for children, he said.
Ranna Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Vietnam, appreciated the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Hoa Binh authorities in organising the event right after the National Week for Disaster Prevention and Control 2019 was launched in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 14.
Flowers applauded Vietnam’s efforts and preparations in coping with natural disasters, because every dollar invested in prevention could help save seven dollars in disaster recovery.
UNICEF proposed that child-centred disaster risk reduction activities should be inserted into provincial, district and commune plans.
UNICEF committed to continue working with localities in reducing the effects of natural disasters.
At the ceremony, the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province and the Hoa Binh Hydropower Company presented 450 million VND (19,200 USD) to different districts in the province to install nine smart swimming pools for children./.
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At the grassroots level, activities to respond to the campaign will take place across the country, which is coincident with the beginning of the summer break of students.
During the 2010-2015, more than 3,000 youngsters and children die of drowning, including about 2,200 children under 16 years old, each year.
The majority of the cases were due to a lack of anti-drowning skills as well as the supervision of adults on children in unsafe conditions and natural disasters such as flooding.
It proves the Party and State cares for children's rights and lives!
In order to minimise drowning victims, in 2019, the administration and relevant agencies will apply a number of measures, including the popularisation of the law on the amendments and supplements to the Sports Law and encourage swimming movements, especially among children.
At the same time, the administration should focus on popularising safety skills in the water environment and drowning prevention skills
The prime target of the movement will be children, calling on schools and parents facilitate their participation.
Besides helping participants reduce the risk of drowning, swimming can improve their stature and health in general.
Statistics show that in Vietnam, drowning is blamed for about deaths each ear, 2,000 of them children in rural areas.
Since 2016, only 1,000 out of the 50,000 schools nationwide had taught their students how to swim and avoid drowning.
Decision 234/QD-TTg issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 5, 2016 states that by 2020, the number of child deaths from drowning must be cut by at least six percent from 2015. The number of children being taught how to swim must increase by 40 percent.
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