More than 35 years after the war ended, Vietnam is still heavily affected by landmines and explosives left over. According to the statistics of the war and preliminary survey data, the number of unexploded bombs and mines left over are estimated about 800 thousand tons, contaminating 20% of land areas of the whole country, causing more than 100 thousand people deaths and injuries after the war to date, most of them are main earners of their families and children.

Every year, the State of Vietnam have to spend trillions Vietnam dongs for bomb and mine clearance, emergency, treatment, victim assistance, community reintegration and resettlement. Besides the huge welfare losses caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance contamination on the socio-economic growth and environment, the losses of lives and property of people by the landmines left after the war is uncountable and can not have full statistics.

To help the Government control contamination and overcome the consequences of bomb and mine after the war throughout the country and promptly provide necessary information for leaders of ministries, branches and the local in making plans and determining priorities for bomb and mine clearance, the MOLISA has submitted the Government the project on building an information management data system for bomb and mine clearance action in Vietnam and assigned the VBMAC as the project manager.

So far, after one year of implementation (1/7/2010-30/6/2011), with the support of Norway and the United States, the project has established a Database Office with full necessary equipment; training professional technique for staff; supplying database on bomb and mine clearance action in accordance with international standards and suitable for Vietnam's conditions, ensuring that the VBMAC can fulfill the task of information management for bomb and mine clearance action after the war in Vietnam.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Phi sent the deep thanks to donors of the United States and Norway for the cooperation to help Vietnamese people remedy consequences of bombs and mines. On behalf of leaders of the Ministry, the Deputy Minister also called on Governments of other countries, international organizations to uphold the spirit of responsibility and humanity, continuing to help Vietnam to overcome bomb and mine consequences after the war, help and support bomb and mine survivors, Agent Orange infected victims, support the VBMAC develop and participate effectively in bomb and mine clearance action for the lofty and humanitarian goals of this activity.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Phi said that the remedial bomb and mine consequences after the war is a major task with special attention of the Party and State of Vietnam. Recently, the Prime Minister has approved the National program on bomb and mine clearance action after the war in Vietnam; The project on building an information management data system for bomb and mine clearance action is one of six priority projects of the Government.