The diplomat highlighted Viet Nam’s humanitarian contributions through bilateral and multilateral channels, including its multi-year pledges to the CERF.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Civil Defence Steering Committee, has called for enhancing preparedness at the grassroots level, stressing that communes, wards, and special zones must act as “fortresses” in civil defence, especially disaster prevention, response and recovery.