This year’s Action Month for Children, themed “Acting practically, prioritising resources for children”, aims to assist each commune to build or upgrade one facility for children, and encourage each member of socio-political and social organisations to take a practical action for children.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Chairman of the National Committee for Children, said the Party, State, families, and teachers always create the best conditions for children to grow up comprehensively.

More and more attention has been paid to improving infrastructure, welfare facilities, social services, health care, and education for children, especially in disadvantaged, ethnic minority, border, and maritime areas.

However, he noted, there remain millions of children with special circumstances or at risk of falling into special circumstances needing assistance. That requires the entire political system from central to local levels as well as each people act strongly, give higher priority, and reserve greater love, attention and resources for children.

He asked ministries, sectors, and local Party committees and administrations to enhance their sense of responsibility towards the development of children, build a comprehensive national strategy for children’s development, and build a multi-layer and quality system of welfare and social services for children.

On this occasion, Deputy PM Ha presented gifts to 50 children with special backgrounds and bicycles to 30 others. The Thua Thien - Hue Fund for Children received over 7 billion VND (275,000 USD) in aid from donors.

Also on June 1, the Deputy PM and Thua Thien - Hue officials attended a ceremony marking the roofing of a multifunctional hall at the Vy Da Primary School. They also visited and presented gifts to children at the SOS Children’s Village in Hue city.

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Source: NDO