DNUFO to hold activities in response to Culture – Great Unity Week 2026

On October 22, the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations (DNUFO) held a conference to review its performance during the first nine months of the year and outline key tasks for the remaining months of 2026.

Nguyen Thanh Tri, President of the DNUFO, speaks at the conference. Photo: Van Truyen

The city currently has nine bilateral friendship associations and one multilateral friendship association, with a combined membership of more than 11,700. In line with directions from central and municipal authorities, the DNUFO and its member associations have successfully fulfilled their assigned tasks, carrying out substantive activities with the involvement of consulates general of various countries and relevant agencies and organizations. The city's friendship associations have also focused on making the necessary preparations for their congresses for the 2026–2031 term.

During the first nine months of the year, Dong Nai also cooperated with foreign nongovernmental organizations and other donors on 30 occasions to implement 30 programs, projects, and non-project aid activities, with a total committed funding of approximately VND55.7 billion.

Nguyen Viet Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Vice President of the DNUFO, addresses the conference. Photo: Van Truyen

According to Nguyen Thanh Tri, President of the DNUFO, in response to the special 500-day-and-night emulation campaign themed "Solidarity – Discipline – Efficiency – Breakthrough, building a civilized and modern Dong Nai," the union and its member associations will proactively align their activities with Dong Nai's 2026 people-to-people diplomacy work program. Key tasks include making thorough preparations to ensure the success of the first congresses of eligible friendship associations for the 2026–2031 term and continuing close coordination with foreign nongovernmental organizations to implement programs, projects, and non-project aid activities across the city.

Tran Thanh Hung, President of the Dong Nai Vietnam–Cambodia Friendship Association, speaks at the conference. Photo: Van Truyen

In addition, in response to the Culture – Great Unity Week 2026, scheduled to take place in Dong Nai in November, the union and its member associations will actively organize a wide range of people-to-people exchange activities. Highlights will include the 7th Dong Nai "Friendship Melodies" Festival; a cultural exchange program involving foreign consulates general in Ho Chi Minh City and the unions of friendship organizations from several southern provinces and cities; the "Cultural Colors - Connecting Friendship" photo exhibition; and a 2026 contest on learning about people-to-people diplomacy work.

By Van Truyen – Translated by Minh Hong, Thu Ha