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UNFPA assists women, girls affected by floods in central region
UNFPA assists women, girls affected by floods in central region
The United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has provided aid
worth 540,000 USD in support of women and girls in Vietnam’s six central
provinces affected by devastating floods.
“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 Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA
Representative in Vietnam.
“While fleeing, people are in need of basic necessities – ranging from food and
water to hygienic supplies and medical care. UNFPA is striving to assist the
Government of Vietnam in restoring and improving the lives of the flood
victims, particularly the most vulnerable,” she added.
“UNFPA expresses
sympathy for victims and their families affected by the latest tragedy,
especially women and girls. This contribution underlines our solidarity with
the people of Vietnam, many of whom have suffered the loss of homes,
livelihoods and belongings in the wake of the devastating floods.”
According to the joint rapid assessment carried out last week, in which UNFPA
experts played a lead role in the most affected areas of central Vietnam,
health facilities have been hit hard by floods and landslides, and routine
public health programmes such as antenatal, delivery, post-natal care and
family planning services have been disrupted. Women and girls continue to be
unable to access basic health care services, including sexual and reproductive
health.
The disaster has forced women and
girls to displacement in evacuation centres without having the
time to pack essential supplies. As a result, they are unable to manage their
hygiene properly and lack access to basic needs such as sanitary pads, clothes
and underwear that are needed to manage their menstrual periods. In addition,
access to water and places to wash and dry reusable pads and clothes, or to
dispose of used materials, is currently challenged.
The UNFPA funding and support includes the distribution of Dignity Kits with
essential hygiene items, along with vital maternal health equipment (such as
the Doppler Fetal Heart Rate Detector, which detects the heartbeat of a
pregnant woman’s foetus). In addition, UNFPA is supporting the delivery of
mobile and outreach sexual and reproductive health services, as part of the
wider health sector response to violence against women and girls in flood-affected
areas.
Vietnam’s central coastal region has suffered unprecedented flooding from
prolonged downpours and successive typhoons since early October, resulting in
at least 130 deaths recorded so far, with 18 persons listed as missing. On
October 28, storm Molave battered the region - one of the strongest storms in
20 years. At least 5.5 million people in the region have been affected,
including an estimated 1,343,162 women of reproductive age with 92,075 of them
pregnant./.
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Meanwhile, more than 5.5 billion VND was presented to flood-hit people in Quang Ngai province on October 30. The donations were granted in response to the call of the provincial authorities.
The US has decided to provide Vietnam with an aid package worth 2 million USD to help the country overcome the consequences of natural disasters, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has said.
Leaders of countries and political parties continue sending sympathies to Vietnamese Party and State leaders and people over great human and asset losses caused by the recent record floods in the central region.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres sent a message of sympathy to the Vietnamese Government and people on serious human and property losses caused by recent floods and landslides in several central provinces.
Rescuers are racing against the clock to find people missing from flash floods and landslides that hit Nam Tra My district in central Quang Nam province on October 28.
ALL for the Central!
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on October 30 sent emergency aid of nearly 2.6 billion VND (112,000 USD) in cash and kind to flood-hit households in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai and south-central Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces.
It also showed that around 7 million people in affected areas are living in temporary shelters or in vulnerable structures or houses. Those whose homes were submerged in floodwater are not likely to return to normality for three or five weeks.
Water supply systems in flood-stricken provinces have been seriously damaged, causing water shortages.
Many organisations and groups previously delivered close to 5 billion in cash and kind to Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, which have been devastated by recent storms and floods.
The Government has sent many missions to the central region to coordinate with regional localities to promptly overcome consequences of floods, and provide timely essential goods and medicines to residents, and necessary equipment for rescue
Kind regards and profound sharing from leaders of the Party and State to the people and soldiers in the region, best wishes to the authorities and people of central localities will soon overcome consequences of the natural disaster and stabilise people's lives.
The Government leader asked ministries, sectors and agencies to strengthen coordination with and support for the central provinces in responding to natural disasters.
We need to increase the awareness and understanding of local authorities, people and businesses about natural disasters, especially issues related to climate change impact.
It is urgently necessary to strengthen disaster forecasting capacity, especially expanding the application of forecasting technology, and international cooperation in this work.
All ministries and central sectors should define specific responsibilities to support flooded localities in the fields of production, agriculture and health and education.
Affirming that the Government will add more resources to the central provinces to overcome the consequences of natural disasters, PM Phuc assigned the Ministry of Finance to revise decrees concerning humanitarian aid and donation, towards facilitating funding activities.
The leaders have directed all sectors and localities to create favourable conditions for donors to go directly to flood-hit areas for their relief work.
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