The World Bank (WB) has approved over 1 billion USD for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, with Syria—devastated by 14 years of conflict—receiving 146 million USD.

In response to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and under the consent of the Prime Minister, the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society has called for all committees, ministries, branches, organisations, agencies, units, enterprises, individuals, benefactors, people of all classes, and all officers, members and volunteers of Red Cross Societies at all levels to give donations to people in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria.

The world is paying great attention to Turkey and Syria and urgently planning to provide the two countries with timely assistance, in sharing their painful losses, as the information regarding the number of casualties from the recent earthquake, is being constantly updated.