In March this year, the government of Việt Nam asked for assistance as 18 of its 63 provinces suffered from the worst drought in more than 60 years. In addition to the Korean grant, UN Women also received US$400,000 from the Central Emergency Response Fund to support 20,000 women and girls in the drought-affected provinces. HÀ NỘI – A US$300,000 agreement has been signed for improving the hygiene and sanitary conditions of 15,000 women and girls in 7,500 poor and near-poor households in Việt Nam. The government of Việt Nam, the United Nations and partners have appealed to the international community to support a US$48.5-million emergency plan to respond to the humanitarian situation. Two million people, including one million women and 520,000 children, face hardship in accessing water, lack sanitation and hygiene and require urgent humanitarian assistance, according to UN Women.

Source: Viet Nam News July 20, 2016 08:03 UTC