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On April 24, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Red Cross organized a Conference on disaster prevention and response in 2026. Download Conference on disaster prevention and response in 2026 - Photo: VGP/Toan ThangThe conference aims to summarize and comprehensively evaluate the work in 2025; analyze the context, forecast the situation and set out directions and key tasks for 2026. The conference also announced the implementation of the project Strengthening adaptability to climate change aided by the British Red Cross; Launching the National Week of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (May 2026) and celebrating the 80th anniversary of Vietnams Traditional Day of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (May 22, 1946 / May 22, 2026). In 2025, with the motto putting peoples lives and health first, the Vietnam Red Cross Society continues to affirm its core role in disaster prevention and response, achieving comprehensive results from strategic direction to practical implementation.RELATED NEWSRed Cross deploys large-scale emergency relief, supporting people in 10 provincesVietnam Red Cross receives storm and flood support from the Czech RepublicRed Cross deploys emergency relief to people in 4 provincesTotal value of disaster prevention, response and humanitarian aid activities in the entire Society in 2025 reached more than 1,234 billion VND, providing timely support of more than 513,000 number of people affected. In particular, emergency relief work was implemented with a total value of more than 153 billion VND, supporting more than 35,000 households in 22 provinces and cities with cash and essential goods such as household boxes, home repair kits, water filtration equipment, contributing to helping people quickly stabilize their lives. Key programs and projects continued to be implemented effectively with resources of more than 156.9 billion VND, focusing on monetary support. surface, restore livelihoods, and improve clean water and environmental sanitation. The Safety for poor and disadvantaged fishermen program reached a value of more than 58.3 billion VND, supporting the construction and repair of 535 Red Cross houses and equipping thousands of coastal households with life-saving means... According to delegates at the conference, with synchronous, flexible and effective solutions, the Vietnam Red Cross has made an important contribution to minimizing damage caused by natural disasters, supporting people to overcome difficulties, and gradually improving their capacity. disaster prevention and response efforts in the context of increasing climate change. The Vietnam Red Cross emphasized that the focus in 2026 is to expand the implementation of financial support models based on forecasts, consolidating early response frameworks for storms, floods and heat waves into a synchronized system, allowing support to be activated as soon as the activation threshold is reached. Response and recovery support activities continue to be deployed flexibly and diversely, associated with the motto four on the spot, contributing to helping people soon stabilize their lives after natural disasters. Along with that, the Association continues to expand international cooperation, actively participating in global forums on natural disaster risk reduction and sharing and receiving advanced models and initiatives, thereby improving the capacity to respond and adapt to climate change throughout the system. Toan Thang
