Ms. Naomi Kitahara (left), Chief Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam, hands over more than 3,700 sets of essential supplies to the Secretary of the Youth Union Central Committee Bui Quang Huy (Photo: doanthanhnien.vn)

UNFPA earlier has delivered aid to women and girls vulnerable to gender-based violence in flood-hit central provinces.

At the handover ceremony, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara said the elderly are the most vulnerable group in case natural disasters occur in residential areas, as public health programmes are disrupted.

She added that the cooperation between the UNFPA and the Youth Union takes root from an idea to connect young people with the elderly.