On February 15, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs of Quang Tri province, this unit received notices from non-governmental organizations about the temporary suspension of projects in Quang Tri due to requests from US sponsors.
On February 12, the Department of Foreign Affairs of Quang Tri province sent a document to the US Department of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informing that the temporary suspension of foreign aid by the US Government has caused programs and projects to overcome the consequences of the war in Quang Tri to be temporarily suspended for 90 days.
The suspension of activities will create serious consequences, increasing the risk of insecurity caused by bombs, mines and explosives for local people.
This not only causes difficulties in safe land clearance for people, but also slows down the progress of the province's socio-economic development plans. In addition to the bomb and mine clearance project, the project to support people with disabilities through activities such as providing rehabilitation services and caring for people with disabilities, training and capacity development for medical staff, and supporting livelihoods for households of people with disabilities when suspending operations also causes many difficulties.
Therefore, the Department of Foreign Affairs respectfully requests the US Department of Chau to consider and report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to have channels for exchange with the US Government. The United States Government and the United States Department of State are requested to exempt or shorten the time for evaluating aid programs to overcome the consequences of the war in Vietnam, so that organizations can soon continue implementing humanitarian programs and projects.
It is known that important projects related to bomb survey and clearance are sponsored by the US Department of State in Quang Tri through the organizations of the bomb and mine Advisory Group (MAG), Norwegian People's Assistance Agency (NPA), and PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN). In addition, there is a project to support people with disabilities, including victims of Agent Orange/dioxin, with unrefundable ODA aid from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
