Speaking at the ceremony, Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee, emphasised that humanitarian work should be regarded not only as social support but also as one of the key pillars of a modern social security system, helping to maintain socio-political stability, strengthen public trust, and ensure rapid and sustainable development.

Delegates perform the launching ceremony of the 2026 Humanitarian Month.

It also represents a vivid expression of national cultural identity and a form of soft power in international relations.

Bui Thi Minh Hoai noted that during May, ministries, sectors, and localities will organise a range of meaningful and practical activities in response to Humanitarian Month, in connection with the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society.

This is also the fifth year that the organisation has been assigned by the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to take the lead in organising Humanitarian Month each May, gradually turning it into a nationwide activity with broad, humane, and sustainable impact.

In the coming period, she called on the Viet Nam Red Cross Society to take a more proactive role in advising on strategic orientations for humanitarian work, closely linking them with the modern social security system to ensure inclusiveness and sustainability; enhance professionalism in humanitarian activities; and strongly innovate resource mobilisation methods by building a modern humanitarian ecosystem that effectively connects the State, businesses, international organisations, and the community.

At the same time, the organisation was urged to accelerate digital transformation, ensure transparency and accountability, and proactively expand and elevate humanitarian diplomacy, participating more actively in international assistance activities, thereby enhancing Viet Nam’s position and image.

At the event, Do Thi Thu Thao, President of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society, stated that this year’s Humanitarian Month aims to mobilise 500 billion VND and receive 80,000 units of blood.

Within the framework of the launch ceremony, the organising committee received symbolic pledges of support and commitments from various organisations and units. As of the event date, total pledged contributions for the 2026 Humanitarian Month reached 620 billion VND.

The programme also featured practical activities such as voluntary blood donation, first-aid skills experiences, and a “Humanitarian Market”.

At the market, 500 support packages (each worth 1 million VND, including 500,000 VND in cash and shopping vouchers worth 500,000 VND) were presented to disadvantaged households.

Nationwide, Red Cross branches at all levels will simultaneously organise various practical activities, including “Humanitarian Festival”, “Humanitarian Market”, livelihood support, community healthcare, and the implementation of humanitarian projects in localities.

After five years of official implementation (2021–2025), Humanitarian Month achieved notable results, mobilising more than 3.182 trillion VND and supporting over 6.6 million disadvantaged people across the country.

Vietnam Red Cross allocates nearly 5.2 trillion VND for humanitarian activities in 2025

Major movements, such as the Humanitarian Tet (Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Festival), the Humanitarian Month, and the campaign “each organisation, each individual linked to a humanitarian address,” continued to affirm the VRCS’s role as a connecter of social resources.

 

Poland’s humanitarian gesture toward Vietnam

The aid consignment includes essential items such as blankets, tents, buckets, basins and tubular elastic bandages. These supplies are expected to help local residents overcome the consequences of natural disasters and stabilise their daily lives.

 

Over 1.5 million people assisted during humanitarian month 2025

According to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC), this year’s campaign provided long-term aid for 3,785 individuals and organisations. Support included houses, clean water systems, school meal facilities, books, and livelihood assistance, with a total value of more than 118 billion VND.