(VOVworld) – Activities to support victims of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) are of great necessity, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at a Wednesday ceremony to establish the Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association in Hanoi. He said the government had established a national steering committee to tackle UXOs issues after the war, adding that a national program on this matter was set up to mobilize international and national resources to reduce UXOs’ impacts on Vietnam’s socio-economic development. He said: "This new association whose members suffered in the fiercest period of the war, will play a key role in connecting people to contribute to the goal of tackling UXO issues which involves communications, fund-raising, and people-to-people diplomacy. The association is expected to connect people across Vietnam as well as the international community to support UXO victims and help them reintegrate into the community."