Vietnam Calls for More Support from UNICEF
At the meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M.Russell in Hanoi on November 11. Photo: VGP During a reception in Hanoi on November 11 for UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M.Russell, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said her visit has contributed to reinforcing ties between Vietnam and UNICEF on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s UN membership and nearly 40 years of Vietnam’s partnership with UNICEF, according to VietnamPlus . Speaking highly of the UNICEF Vietnam Office’s active support over the years, Dam said apart from cooperation activities within the framework of the 2017-2021 Country Programme, UNICEF has actively assisted Vietnam in the fight against Covid-19, particularly in transporting over 70 million vaccine doses under the COVAX Facility, seeking the supply of vaccines for children, providing vaccination equipment and improving national vaccination capacity. Vietnam and UNICEF also embarked...