According to Tran Ngoc Tho, about 4.8 million victims in Vietnam were exposed to Agent Orange with 500,000 victims suffered from disability and deformity.
A day for awareness and victims, August 10 marked the annual Agent Orange Day in Vietnam.
“Normal people cannot fully understand the pain that Agent Orange/Dioxin victims have to suffer. This has been the torment of those who have a conscience and feel a responsibility towards the victims,” remarked Tran Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin during his welcoming speech at the “Agent Orange - Message from the Heart” seminar held on August 9 in Ho Chi Minh City.
According to Tran Ngoc Tho, about 4.8 million victims in Vietnam were exposed to Agent Orange with 500,000 victims suffered from disability and deformity as a result. Hundreds of thousands of victims were killed. Millions of other people, including descendants of those victims, have continued to be affected.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA), reported the recent results of the 3rd hearing in the U.S, in which she said, “The U.S. still doesn’t take full responsibility for the consequences that Agent Orange has caused us. They agree to support, but not compensate, and still refuse their legal liability.”
"The U.S. has agreed to help clean up the environment in Vietnam and assist with the rehabilititation of Agent Orange victims, as well as to provide Vietnam with 30 million dollars of annual aid for the next 10 years. This isn’t enough to address the problem, because to do the job well, we need billions of dollars every year,” Phuong said.
VAVA is determined to continue to ask the U.S. to perform legal and moral responsibility to Vietnam and the impact that AO has caused for the country.
Can Tho: Sharing the dioxin pain
In Can Tho City, a ceremony was held on the occasion of Agent Orange Day.
According to Le Phu Tuoi, Chairman of the Can Tho Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, 3,000 out of the 4.8 million Vietnamese exposed to Agent Orange were from Can Tho. Of these 1,300 people are direct Agent Orange victims, 900 people are completely paralysed and immobilised. Most of these victims suffer from life-threatening diseases and live their life in pain and despair.
Over the past 4 years, since it was first established, the association has been able to raise about VND 3 billion (USD 156,000) to help Agent Orange victims. Amongst those victims, many have tried to overcome their fate and produce moving stories about their strength.
“Normal people cannot fully understand the pain that Agent Orange/Dioxin victims have to suffer. This has been the torment of those who have a conscience and feel a responsibility towards the victims,” remarked Tran Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin during his welcoming speech at the “Agent Orange - Message from the Heart” seminar held on August 9 in Ho Chi Minh City.
According to Tran Ngoc Tho, about 4.8 million victims in Vietnam were exposed to Agent Orange with 500,000 victims suffered from disability and deformity as a result. Hundreds of thousands of victims were killed. Millions of other people, including descendants of those victims, have continued to be affected.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA), reported the recent results of the 3rd hearing in the U.S, in which she said, “The U.S. still doesn’t take full responsibility for the consequences that Agent Orange has caused us. They agree to support, but not compensate, and still refuse their legal liability.”
"The U.S. has agreed to help clean up the environment in Vietnam and assist with the rehabilititation of Agent Orange victims, as well as to provide Vietnam with 30 million dollars of annual aid for the next 10 years. This isn’t enough to address the problem, because to do the job well, we need billions of dollars every year,” Phuong said.
VAVA is determined to continue to ask the U.S. to perform legal and moral responsibility to Vietnam and the impact that AO has caused for the country.
Can Tho: Sharing the dioxin pain
In Can Tho City, a ceremony was held on the occasion of Agent Orange Day.
According to Le Phu Tuoi, Chairman of the Can Tho Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, 3,000 out of the 4.8 million Vietnamese exposed to Agent Orange were from Can Tho. Of these 1,300 people are direct Agent Orange victims, 900 people are completely paralysed and immobilised. Most of these victims suffer from life-threatening diseases and live their life in pain and despair.
Over the past 4 years, since it was first established, the association has been able to raise about VND 3 billion (USD 156,000) to help Agent Orange victims. Amongst those victims, many have tried to overcome their fate and produce moving stories about their strength.
Agent orange victims suffer everyday.
Thousands of Vietnamese families suffer as a result of Agent Orange.
Vietnam will continue to fight for justice and save future generations from the effect of dioxin.
Agent Orange children victims attending a ceremony in Can Tho.
The image of a mother holding her son moves the attendees.
Honouring Agent Orange victims who have been able to overcome difficulties.
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