(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam commits to joining action to address consequences of bombs and mines left from the war, said to Maj. Gen. Tran Trung Hoa, Director General of the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC).
 The UN session within the framework of Mine Action Week at the UN Headquarters in New York (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
At a UN session within the framework of Mine Action Week at the UN Headquarters in New York on International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on Tuesday, Mr. Hoa delivered a speech on Vietnam’s achievements and challenges addressing the consequences of bombs and mines left from the war.
He said Vietnam is among the countries most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Unexploded bombs and mines are hidden underground in almost all provinces and cities, with around 5.6 million hectares of land contaminated.
Every year landmines and UXO claim the lives of more than 1,000 people and about 1,300 people suffer from life injuries. Despite difficulties, Vietnam, with the support of other countries, the UN, and NGOs, has allocated resources for resolving post-war bombs and mines.
Vietnam pledges to continue improving the system of legal documents to overcome the consequences of bombs and mines, especially building an ordinance on overcoming UXO consequences, participating in the development of international standards and perfecting national standards and regulations in line with international standards, and perfecting a national database system to speed up the settlement of UXO consequences.