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By the end of last year, about 5.6 million hectares in Việt Nam were still littered with bombs, mines, and explosives left from the resistance wars, equivalent to 17.7 percent of the country's land area. The information was disclosed on December 24 at a conference held by the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) in coordination with the Binh Phuoc Province People's Committee.

Representatives of the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre give presents to mine victims in Binh Phuoc Province. (Photo: VNMAC)

The conference aims to educate the public on preventing mine and other explosive accidents and supporting mine and bomb victims in the province.

Vietnam suffered heavily from the consequences of bombs, mines, and explosives left over from the resistance wars, said the VNMAC. The bombs, mines, and unexploded ordnance are currently scattered across all 63 provinces and cities in the country but are more concentrated in the central and northern border provinces.

Binh Phuoc Province has about 208,889ha still contaminated with bombs and mines, accounting for 30.46 percent of its total land area, concentrated in Bu Dop and Phu Rieng districts and Chon Thanh Town. Over the years, Vietnam has made efforts to carry out mine collection and clearance campaigns nationwide for people's welfare and socio-economic development.

At the same time, the country promotes education on mine accident prevention and runs different programs to support victims of mine accidents. Due to efforts to mitigate the impact of post-war mines and bombs, the contaminated area has been reduced. However, mine accidents and explosives left over from the war still threaten people's lives every hour, especially in heavily contaminated areas.

Colonel Giang Cong Bau, Deputy General Director of VNMAC, said that on June 22 last year, the Prime Minister approved the National Action Programme to overcome the consequences of post-war bombs and mines through 2025. The program focuses on perfecting laws, national standards, and norms for mitigating the impact of bombs and mines.

It will clear about 500,000ha of bombs and mines to serve socio-economic development, to reduce the number of accidents caused by bombs, mines, and explosives nationwide to zero by next year. Every year, VNMAC develops plans to raise awareness of mines and prevent accidents in provinces with large numbers of mines, including Binh Phuoc Province.

Binh Phuoc Province has about 208,889ha still contaminated with bombs and mines, accounting for 30.46 percent of its total land area.

This year, VNMAC is closely coordinating with the provincial Department of Information and Communications to provide documents, images, and videos about mine accident prevention. The content is posted and broadcast on radio, television, and grassroots information systems. The center also directly guides the provincial Military Command, Border Guard Command, Bình Phuoc Newspaper, Binh Phuoc Radio, and central press agencies stationed in the area along with other departments to help people learn about mine accident prevention.

At the district level, VNMAC organized 21 training sessions with 850 participants. At the commune level, 33 sessions were organized with 3,300 participants. A total of 18 mobile film screenings were held in 12 communes, attracting 3,450 viewers. In addition, guidance was spread on villages' loudspeaker systems weekly from 5 pm to 6 pm, Monday to Friday. Instructions were also given on agencies' and localities' pages and on social networks such as Zalo, Facebook and TikTok.

VNMAC also worked with the Binh Phuoc Department of Education and Training to launch the contest 'School ambassadors in overcoming the consequences of bombs, mines, and explosives left over from the resistance war' from November 19 to December 4 this year.

The contest conveyed messages and knowledge about the risks of bomb and mine accidents left over from the war to teachers, students, and the masses.

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