Online conference on supporting people affected by storm No. 3 held

Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Thi Ha chairs the conference at Bac Ninh’s venue.

Attending and chairing the conference at the VFF's Central Committee were Mr. Do Van Chien, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the VFF; Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairwoman and Secretary General of the VFF, Head of the Central Relief Mobilization Committee; Mr. Hoang Cong Thuy, Vice Chairman of the VFF, Standing Deputy Head of the Central Relief Mobilization Committee.

Participants at Bac Ninh’s venue were Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ha, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and Office of the Provincial People’s Committee.

In response to the urgent need to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3, on September 10, the Presidium of the VFF's Central Committee organized a launching ceremony and issued a call for all people to participate in supporting people affected by storm No. 3. As of 5:00 P.M. on September 22, the Central Relief Mobilization Committee had received VND 1,656 billion from units, businesses, and philanthropists. The Central Relief Mobilization Committee has distributed VND 1,035 billion in 2 batches to localities.

In Bac Ninh, as of 3:00 P.M. on September 20, 2024, the Bac Ninh Provincial Relief Mobilization Committee had received nearly VND 14 billion; the district level received nearly VND 6 billion. The province has supported 10 billion for the following localities: Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Cao Bang, Bac Can, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son and the Central Relief Mobilization Committee (each of them received VND 1 billion). Along with that, the Provincial Relief Mobilization Committee supported for necessities and gifts for people affected by floods in Hoa Long ward of Bac Ninh city, Cao Duc commune of Gia Binh district and Phu Lang commune of Que Vo town.

At the conference, representatives from the VFF of provinces and cities reported on the damage caused by storm No. 3; the results of mobilizing, receiving and allocating funds to support people affected by damage in the area.

Concluding the conference, Chairman Do Van Chien requested to continue allocating funds to localities to promptly support people affected by storm No. 3; ensure publicity and transparency of support from the Central to the grassroots level on mass media. When providing support to people, it is necessary to make a support list and publicize it at the headquarters of the People’s Committee at the commune level, he added.