Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Head of the Standing Office of Steering Committee 701, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for developing the National Strategy on education on prevention of bomb, mine and explosive accidents, chaired the workshop.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan emphasized that the results of the implementation of the National Action Program on overcoming post-war bomb and mine consequences for the period 2010 - 2025 (Program 504) showed that education on preventing bomb and mine accidents has had positive changes; many models and programs on education on preventing bomb and mine accidents have been widely deployed from the central to local levels.

These activities have received attention from authorities at all levels and support from the international community, bringing about clear results. The number of mine and explosive accidents nationwide has decreased significantly due to positive changes in awareness, attitudes and safety behaviors of the community in polluted areas. However, these activities are still scattered, lacking unity, and lacking a comprehensive national strategy. The lack of coordination mechanisms, the lack of specialized staff and the lack of standardized documents are major barriers in the process of implementing education on mine and explosive accident prevention for the people.

Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan delivered the opening speech at the conference.

In carrying out the tasks assigned by the Government, the Ministry of National Defense has presided over and coordinated with ministries, branches, localities, international organizations and experts to develop a draft National Strategy on education on prevention of mine and explosive accidents until 2065 and the following years (draft Strategy). This is a long-term orientation document, demonstrating the vision of the Party and State in protecting people's lives and health and ensuring the sustainable development of the country, aiming to gradually improve the capacity of organizing and implementing for cadres at all levels, equipping the entire population with knowledge and skills to prevent mine and explosive accidents, towards a safe society, with no more accidents caused by mines and explosives, while promoting social security, ensuring national defense - security and international integration.

Conference scene.

The Draft Strategy has identified the objectives, viewpoints, key tasks, and proposed solutions for implementation in stages in accordance with the national goals of socio-economic development in the new era, the era of national development. The Draft also identifies the leading role of State management agencies, while emphasizing the close and synchronous coordination between ministries, branches and localities; developing solutions to mobilize and encourage the active participation of socio- political organizations, governments of countries and international organizations in the work of education on prevention of mine and explosive accidents nationwide.

The Draft Strategy consists of 5 parts; identifies 3 specific stages: By 2035: Strengthening the capacity of officials, disseminating knowledge to communities in heavily polluted areas, ensuring that 70% of the population in these areas and 100% of high-risk groups have access to education on preventing mine and explosive accidents. Stage 2035 - 2045: All communes have the capacity to organize educational activities themselves; 100% of the population in polluted areas participate in the program. By 2065: Completing the goal of Vietnam having no more mine and explosive accidents, building a safe and sustainable society.

Major General Tran Trung Hoa, Commander of the Engineering Corps, General Director of the Vietnam National Mine Action Center presented the opening report at the workshop.
Delegates of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front presented papers at the workshop.

At the workshop, delegates agreed on the necessity of promulgating the Strategy, basically agreeing on the layout, structure and content of the draft Strategy. At the same time, the discussion focused on key issues: The necessity of developing and promulgating the Strategy, the completeness, suitability and feasibility of the viewpoints and objectives in the draft Strategy; groups of tasks and solutions that need to be supplemented and adjusted to ensure effectiveness in the implementation process from the Central to local levels; orientations for mobilizing and using domestic and international resources; mechanisms for coordination, collaboration and monitoring and supervising the implementation of the Strategy; international experience that can be applied appropriately to Vietnam's conditions; whether the implementation projects and tasks ensure consistency, effectiveness and feasibility, issues that need to be supplemented and adjusted...

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