On December 2, 2022, at
the Hall of Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations, the Vietnam
Union of Friendship Organizations held a conference to share information and
exchange experiences on people - to - people diplomacy for the Unions of
Friendship Organizations of cities and provinces in the Southern area in 2022.
Attending the Conference were Mr. Phan Anh Son, Vice President - General
Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc
Hung, Head of the People's Aid Coordinating Committee (PACCOM) with
representatives from 18 Unions of Friendship Organizations, Departments of External
Relations of Southern provinces and cities.
Scenery of the Conference
The conference was
organized at the proposal of a number of Unions of Friendship Organization in
localities in order to improve the effectiveness of people - to - people
diplomacy. The content of the conference focused on three main contents:
orientation of people - to - people diplomacy in the coming time;
non-governmental aid mobilization situation; experience in building, mobilizing
forces and organizing activities of people – to – people diplomacy.
At the conference, Mr.
Phan Anh Son - Vice President, General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of
Friendship Organizations presented a number of key issues of people - to -
people diplomacy: legal basis and operational orientation, the importance of
the attraction of foreign non – governmental organizations, the development of
external information affairs, and mobilization of overseas Vietnamese, etc.
Mr. Phan Anh Son - Vice President, General Secretary of the Vietnam
Union of Friendship Organizations shared at the Conference.
Also at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung,
Head of the People's Aid Coordinating Committee (PACCOM) shared about the
situation of non-governmental aid mobilization and orientation and requirements
with local Unions of Friendship Organizations, methods to improve the
effectiveness of aid mobilization in the current situation.
The Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations shared
practical experience in the locality in the construction and organization of
the activities of people – to - people diplomacy in a presentation report with
the content: The role of the Union of Friendship Organizations in collaboration
with departments and agencies for effective organization of people - to -
people activities; proposals, reforms on the implementation of people - to -
people diplomacy in the current context. The conference also received
information and discussion of the other agencies about experiences in building,
gathering forces and organizing people – to -people activities.
Ms
Le Thi Huong – Head of Peace – Solidarity – Friendship Division under the Dong
Nai Union of Friendship Organizations shared experiences at the Conference