In
recent years, under the leadership of the Party, upon the close coordination
between Party external relations and State diplomacy, the operations of Vietnam
Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) has developed and affirmed its
position and role in people-to-people external affairs activities and external
affairs of the country, and contributed to the innovation, development and
defense of the country.
Strong Development
Step
Through 65 years of establishment and development, the
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations and its member Associations had the
great contributions in the gathering and the founding the People’s Front World
Unite, supporting the people of Vietnam during the national liberation
struggle; as a bridge and breakthrough in breaking embargo and normalizing relations
with countries after the war; promoting the expansion and diversification of
partnership during the open door and international integration period.
Currently Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations has
111 member organizations, including 64 organizations in the central and 47
local union. Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations has established an
international partner network consists of thousands of organizations and
individuals in the continent, especially in the key areas. Union has actively promoted
the peace, solidarity, friendship and people cooperation activities.
Mr. Tran Van Vinh -
Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Province People’s Committee was watching at photos of
ASEAN countries.
The gratitudes towards international friends, advocacy,
collaboration and political struggle was promoted, contributing to improving
Vietnam’s position in the world, popularising the image and protecting the
benefits of Vietnam in the international arena; contribute actively to the
struggle to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, sea islands, bring
the justice to victims of Agent Orange, advocating the international community
removing the consequene of the mine left from the war time, struggling on the
issues of democracy, human rights, ethnic, religion to the hostile forces in
the U.S. and the West.
As the contact agency for relations and mobilizing the
non-governmental aid, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations has
implemented effectively the aid mobilization and managed activities of
non-governmental organizations. Since 1992 until now, the aid disbursement is
over US$3.5 billion for the prioritized fields such as overcoming the
consequences of the war, poverty elimination, building infrastructure for
healthcare and education service, solving social issues, developing the
economy, protecting the environment and natural resources, emergency aids for
the natural disasters and enhancing the integration capacity. The management on
non-governmental organizations have been continuously strengthened, to ensure
the security and political aspect. Missons on information and propaganda
continue to be interested in, with the information product ranked at the
national level, participating effectively into the tasks of foreign propaganda
of the Party and the State. VUFO has promoted the role of leading and key in
the external activities in general and organizations of Vietnamese People such
as the World Social Forum, Asia - Europe People’s, ASEAN People Forum,
conferences, and international campaign for peace, international solidarity
etc, simultaneoulsy support a number of other unions, civil organizations in
their external activities.
Creating a favorable
international environment
In
the coming time, peace, cooperation and development will be the key tendency
while many new complicated issues and unpredictable uncertainties. The tensions
such as religious and ethnic conflicts, separation, local wars, territorial
disputes, resource disputes, political unrest, interference, terrorism will
happen in different forms. The world structure of multipolar will be more
featured. The trend of democratization in international relations continue to
grow, but the big countries will be dominant in international relations. Global
issues will be complicated. The problem of non-traditional security,
particularly internet security is increasingly becoming an urgent and important
matter that force the countries to increase investment in homeland security and
promote international cooperation. The struggle of the peoples in the world on
matters of politics, ideology, for people’s democratic social progress is
increasingly more aggressive. Regional situation creates new challenges to the
security and national sovereignty.
During the period that the country proactively integrates
into the world, activities of people-to-people relations have been conducted at
all levels and in all fields with the diverssifed forms, connecting more
directly to the world. In addition, the governments of some countries and the
anti-Vietnam forces have enhanced their interest, investment, and taking
advantage of the people-to-people channel to increase distorting activities, inciting
against the Vietnam through issues of democracy, human rights, ethnicity,
religion.
Talk show about Dong
Nai Province - 40 years of its construction and development.
For
the reasons above, the people-to-people tasks of VUFO is to strengthen the
international solidarity for supporting Vietnam for the higher position and
role in implementating of the guidelines, and common foreign policy,
contributing to create a favorable international environment for the
development of the country, to defend the national independence, sovereignty,
strengthen the image, and international position of Vietnam, contributing to
the national construction and defense in the new situation.
Don Tuan Phong
Vice Chairman cum Secretary General
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations