Through the Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund (CHAF), the Government of Canada will provide 555,300 CAD (426,000 USD) to CARE Canada and Oxfam-Québec to help about 32,000 people in Ha Tinh and Quang Tri overcome the consequences of floods, according to correspondents of Vietnam News Agency in Ottawa.
Flood in Ha Tinh. Photo: (VNA)
The six-month aid package will focus on improving the capacity of ensuring food security, housing and water resources, and sanitation systems.
CARE Canada and Oxfam-Québec are members of the Humanitarian Alliance, currently present in 154 countries around the world.
When a disaster occurs in a locality, members of the Alliance can devise quick and appropriate responses and solutions.
Canada has been a development partner of Vietnam for the past 25 years.
Since 1990, Canada has provided more than CAD1.5 billion in development assistance through a variety of channels to support Vietnam's efforts in poverty reduction and development, in accordance with Vietnam’s strategic priorities./.
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