UNDP supports Typhoon-Yagi-affected communities in Vietnam

This initial donation is part of UNDP’s ongoing efforts to assist the government and people to recover from the most powerful typhoon to have hit Viet Nam in the past three decades.

The kits contain items which have been thoroughly selected to alleviate the hardships faced by the most vulnerable population in Yen Bai, responding to the specific needs of affected communities who lost their belongings and providing them with immediate relief in the early stages of response.

These kits include water buckets, rain boots for adults and children, blankets, medicine, sanitary pads, whistles, and other essential supplies.

During the handover ceremony, UNDP Resident Representative Ramla Khalidi extended her deepest condolences to the Government of Vietnam and all those affected by the devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi. She acknowledged the profound loss and suffering that the typhoon has inflicted upon communities across the northern mountainous region and the Red River Delta, praising the spirit of unity and solidarity displayed by the nation as it faced the typhoon.

She also commended the Vietnamese Government for its swift and decisive leadership in responding to this disaster, particularly in coordinating relief operations and ensuring the safety and resilience of affected populations. She pledged that UNDP stands ready to support Vietnam in undertaking inter-sectoral needs assessment, emergency relief, as well as early recovery planning, and long-term resilience building.

For her part, Doan Thi Tuyet Nga, representative of MARD’s Disaster Risk Reduction Partnership, highly appreciated UNDP’s long-term and active contribution to the sustainable development goals of Vietnam, especially its early, determined and effective support for the emergency relief activities and the early recovery planning in response to the extreme impact of Typhoon Yagi.

She hailed that as one of the most active members in the Disaster Risk Reduction Partnership (DRRP) in responding to the incident at early stages, UNDP has shown acts of empathy and goodwill to stand with the people and the Government of Vietnam through this hard time.