At the event, the two agencies reviewed the two-year implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two national societies for 2022-2027.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society and the Laos Red Cross Society signed a cooperation agreement for 2022-2027, in Vientiane, Laos, on October 27, 2022.
In recent years, the Red Cross Societies of Vietnam and Laos have carried out various exchange, cooperation, and assistance activities at the central level and in the provinces sharing a border.
Humanitarian cooperation activities, exchanges and meetings, to share and learn experiences, disaster relief, and healthcare activities for people in border areas, have been conducted regularly and have been more substantial.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society has directed local provincial and city-level societies, with the potential to sign cooperation agreements and implement suitable humanitarian activities in Lao provinces.
The Executive Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society has organised training courses for leaders and staff of the Laos Red Cross Society in Vietnam and provided people affected by the dam collapse in Attapeu Province with disaster relief.
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SIPCO Company supports the construction of the healthcare facility Little Napeng in Vientiane Province (Laos). |
The two societies have agreed to jointly carry out major activities in the near future, such as organising exchange visits and working sessions on a rotating basis, Vietnam supporting training and human resource development for the Laos Red Cross Society, promoting cooperation in humanitarian social work and resource mobilisation, and facilitating the cooperation and mutual assistance of local Red Cross societies, from the two countries.
On this occasion, the Sustainability Investment Promotion and Development Joint Stock Company (SIPCO) supported the construction of a healthcare facility named Little Napeng, in Vientiane Province (Laos), valued at 150,000 USD. The construction project officially started in mid-June 2024 and is expected to be completed by September 2024.
At the conference, the two societies also focused on discussing topics related to international humanitarian aid, community assistance activities, climate change adaptation and support through trainings and exchange of experiences on health care, first aid, and disaster prevention and response, organising exchange visits between border provinces, and strengthening exchanges between Red Cross societies in provinces with shared borders between Vietnam and Laos.
