Vice President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society Nguyễn Hải Anh speaks at a press conference in Hà Nội on November 13. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải

HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Red Cross Society will host the 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (AP-11) in Hà Nội from November 20 to 23.

Themed “Asia-Pacific: Prepared for disaster”, the AP-11 will feature 450 participants, including 100 domestic members and 350 international guests from all national Red Cross and Red Crescent associations in the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East - North Africa region.

President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) Bùi Thị Hòa told a press conference on November 13: “The AP-11 is an opportunity to promote the VNRC's development cooperation activities with international partners and organisations and businesses in Việt Nam, affirming the Vietnamese Government’s commitment and the responsibility of regional Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in responding to climate change and disasters."

At the event, participants will review the results of humanitarian activities from the AP10 conference in 2018 until now and discuss orientation plans for the entire Asia-Pacific region for the period 2023-26.

They will also discuss promoting cooperation, coordination mechanisms and exchange of experiences among national associations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Within the framework of the conference, VNRC will also organise the Red Cross - Red Crescent Youth forum in the Asia-Pacific region with the theme "Improving resilience: Inspiring youth leaders inspiration to promote creativity and prepare for disasters".

The forum will be attended by 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent youth delegates representing 60 countries in the region, one delegate from each country.

Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên, Miss Việt Nam 2018, a typical youth delegate with many social activities, will represent Việt Nam at the forum. — VNS