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58. What are the “vulnerable people” and “disadvantaged people”?
What does the Strategy mention about supporting vulnerable and
disadvantaged groups in rural areas?

Although there is no official definition, suffer adverse impacts from natural disasters
basically vulnerable or disadvantaged than those in other groups in the community.
groups refer to groups and communities of Simultaneously, the Law lists vulnerable
people with lower political, social, or economic people, including children, the elderly,
status, thereby putting them at higher risk pregnant women or women nursing a child
of being hurt in terms of human rights; with under 12 months old, people with disabilities,
their characteristics and circumstances they severe illnesses and the poor.
are more susceptible to adverse external In this Strategy, the “vulnerable or
impacts such as natural disasters, epidemics, disadvantaged people” are children, the
economic, social impacts, etc. In the same elderly; pregnant women or women nursing
circumstances, when participating in social, a child under 12 months old; people with
labour, or legal relationships, they always face disabilities; with serious illnesses and the
more disadvantages than others in the same poor.
situation. Hence, vulnerable people need The Strategy mentions inclusive
special attention and protection compared to development, ensuring equality and welfare
other groups. in rural areas. Priority to support and expand
In Viet Nam, the Law on Natural Disaster social security coverage to all vulnerable
Prevention and Control 2013 explained that the and disadvantaged people in poor localities,
vulnerable are people whose characteristics extremely difficult areas and ethnic minority
and circumstances make them more likely to areas.

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in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050