Canada provides US$400,000 aid to support flood-hit Ha Tinh and Quang Tri

by NDO11 December 2020 Last updated at 18:00 PM

Floods in Cam Xuyen distric, Ha Tinh province. (Photo: baohatinh)
Floods in Cam Xuyen distric, Ha Tinh province. (Photo: baohatinh)

VTV.vn - The Canadian Government will provide CAD555,300 (US$426,000) through CARE Canada and Oxfam-Quebec to support approximately 32,000 people in Ha Tinh and Quang Tri province overcome the consequences of the recent floods.

The aid package will last for six months with a focus on improving the capacity to ensure food security, housing, water resources, and sanitation.

CARE Canada and Oxfam-Quebec are members of the Humanitarian Alliance currently present in 154 countries around the world. When a disaster occurs in a locality, members of the Alliance can devise quick and appropriate responses and solutions.

Canada has been a development partner of Vietnam for the past 25 years.

Since 1990, Canada has provided more than CAD1.5 billion in development assistance through a variety ofchannels to support Vietnam's efforts in poverty reduction and development, in accordance with Vietnam's strategic priorities.

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