The Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association (VBMASA) coordinated with the Quang Nam People’s Committee to organize a program on August 19 to assist victims of u nexploded ordnances ( UXOs ) in the province. The program assisted 20 impoverished families in Duy Xuyen and Thang Binh districts affected by UXOs, 18 of which received cows and the other two received cash, worth a combined VND240 million ($10,000). Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Soat, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces and Chairman of the VBMASA, said the association would continue to coordinate with localities and ministries to spread State policies relating to overcoming consequences caused by UXOs. Besides helping people minimize damages caused by UXOs, the association will also call for individuals and organizations, both local and international, to remove UXOs. Through the end of 2015, the VBMASA will present 60 gift packages to UXO victims in Quang Nam. The VBMASA’s Quang Nam chapter was also unveiled on the same day. (vietnamplus.vn Aug 19)
