Overview of the Congress.

Attending the Congress were comrades: Tong Thi Phong, former member of the Politburo, former Vice President Standing member of the National Assembly, former Secretary of the Son La Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Huu Dong, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission, former Secretary of the Son La Provincial Party Committee; Nong Thi Ha, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairwoman of the Ethnic Committee.

Delegates attending the Congress.

On the side of Son La province, the Congress was attended by comrades Hoang Quoc Khanh, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; former leaders of the province through the periods; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the People's Council, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; representatives of the leaders of the Ethnic Minorities Committee of the provinces: Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Lai Chau; leaders of departments, branches, districts and cities; revolutionary veterans, heroes of the people's armed forces, heroes of labor, and 246 delegates representing 11 ethnic minorities residing in the province.

Delegates attending the Congress offered flowers to Uncle Ho's statue at Northwest Square.

Comrade Hoang Quoc Khanh, Provincial Party Secretary, offered flowers to Uncle Ho's statue at Tay Bac Square.

Delegates attending the Congress offered incense at Uncle Ho's Temple at Northwest Square.

Delegates visited the Son La Prison Martyrs Cemetery.

Delegates offered incense at Son La Prison Martyrs Cemetery.

Previously, the delegation attending the Congress had Offering flowers at Uncle Ho's Monument with the ethnic people of the Northwest and offering incense at Uncle Ho's Temple at Northwest Square; visiting the Martyrs' Cemetery of Son La Prison.

Comrade Trang Thi Xuan, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the Congress.

Speaking at the opening of the congress, comrade Trang Thi Xuan, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed: The Congress is an important political event, continuing to affirm the consistent ethnic policies, guidelines and guidelines of our Party and State on ethnic affairs; is a broad political and social activity aimed at enhancing the awareness and responsibility of the entire political system and people of all ethnic groups in the province on ethnic affairs and great national unity; consolidating the people's trust and consensus in the leadership of the Party and State. At the same time, it recognizes, honors and commends outstanding collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in socio-economic development, preserving cultural values ​​and building the great national unity bloc.

Art program to welcome the Congress.

Youth delegation and the Ceremony Team congratulate the Congress.

Currently, Son La province has a population of over 1.3 million people, with 12 ethnic groups living together; of which, over 83.7% are ethnic minorities including: Thai, Mong, Muong, Dao, Kho Mu, Xinh Mun, Khang, Lao, La Ha, Tay, Hoa. After 5 years of implementing the Resolution of the 3rd Congress of Ethnic Minorities of Son La province, in 2019, the ethnic minority areas of the province have achieved important results. Programs and projects in the ethnic minority areas in all fields have been implemented in accordance with the objectives, locations, and subjects, promoting effectiveness.

Presidium of the congress.

Many policies on poverty reduction and economic development in ethnic minority areas, such as preferential credit for poor households, agricultural extension, transfer of science and technology to support production development, and vocational training, have been effectively implemented. Social security policies are guaranteed; as of October 2024, the whole province supported the elimination of 8,657 temporary houses for ethnic minority households with an amount of over 404 billion VND; 10/12 districts and cities have completed the elimination of temporary houses.

Delegates follow the political report at the Congress.

Son La mobilized hundreds of thousands of billions of VND from various sources of investment capital to build electricity systems, roads, schools, stations and cultural institutions to serve the needs of production development and daily life of ethnic minority people. Of which, just counting the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, from 2022 to present, it has invested in building 269 traffic works, 94 centralized water works, 115 educational works, 2 commune headquarters, 2 commune health stations; repairing 203 cultural houses, 51 irrigation works...

Delegation of ethnic minorities of Song Ma district attended the Congress.

Delegation of ethnic minorities of Bac Yen district attended the Congress.

Through policies and projects, together with the efforts of ethnic minorities, contributing to the economic and social development of ethnic minority areas; national defense and security are always maintained; cultural identity is always maintained and promoted; the political system is increasingly consolidated; the great solidarity bloc between ethnic groups is always strengthened. The majority of ethnic minorities have changed their awareness, have the will to self-reliantly rise up to escape poverty, and many typical examples have emerged among ethnic minorities. The whole province has 3 districts recognized as having escaped poverty, the poverty rate has decreased from 21.6% (in 2019) to 11.1% (in 2024).

Comrade Cha A Cua, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the discussion.

Delegates focused on discussing and contributing ideas to further clarify the achievements in implementing ethnic work and ethnic policies in the province in recent years; promptly reflecting on difficulties and obstacles in the implementation process; sharing good practices, effective models and tasks of ethnic work and ethnic policies in the coming time..

 

The Ethnic Committee presented flowers to congratulate the Congress.

Comrade Nong Thi Ha, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Committee, gave a speech at the Congress.

Speaking at the Congress, comrade Nong Thi Ha, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairwoman of the Ethnic Committee congratulated the achievements of the Party Committee, government and people of Son La province in the past time; especially commended and acknowledged the efforts of ethnic minorities who have joined hands and unanimously promoted their potential and strengths, contributing to the people of the whole country in the cause of innovation and development.

Delegation of ethnic minorities from Thuan Chau district attended the Congress.

He suggested that Party committees, Party organizations and local authorities continue to pay attention to fundamentally solving urgent problems arising in practice, creating livelihoods, improving people's income and life, and implementing the motto of "leaving no one behind". Promoting the province's potential and advantages, focusing resources on investment in socio-economic development, effectively implementing 3 national target programs, especially the target program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021-2030 in the province. Focusing on building and consolidating the grassroots political system in ethnic minority areas...

Delegation of ethnic minorities of Phu Yen district attended the Congress.

He hoped that ethnic minorities would pay attention to educating their children; change their thinking and ways of doing things; strive to overcome difficulties and compete in economic development; join hands to protect security and order, foster friendship, build a peaceful and developed Vietnam-Laos border area; resolutely eliminate backward customs; and together preserve and promote the nation's fine cultural identity.

Comrade Hoang Quoc Khanh, Provincial Party Secretary, spoke at the Congress.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, speaking at the Congress, Provincial Party Secretary Hoang Quoc Khanh requested the Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and ethnic minorities in the province to continue promoting the tradition of great solidarity among ethnic groups, maintaining faith in the Party and the State; propagating and mobilizing ethnic minorities to well implement the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws; proactively fighting against plots and activities of hostile forces that incite and divide the great solidarity bloc among ethnic groups.

Each family and ethnic minority community needs to promote the spirit of self-reliance, self-improvement, diligence in learning and improving knowledge, changing thinking and working methods, uniting and helping each other in labor, production, business, sustainable poverty reduction, building a prosperous, progressive, happy and civilized family; focusing on education and training, improving the intellectual level of the people. Effectively implement policies, programs and projects to support socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, the National Target Program on Poverty Reduction, the National Target Program on New Rural Development.

Implement solutions to preserve, maintain and promote the traditional cultural values ​​and identities of ethnic minorities; develop a project to restore traditional costumes, preserve the language and writing of ethnic minorities. Promote the role of village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people among ethnic minorities, build core forces in localities and at the grassroots level. Focus on building and consolidating a strong political system in ethnic minority areas; pay attention to the work of creating sources, training and fostering a team of local ethnic minority cadres with sufficient qualities and capacity to meet the requirements of assigned tasks.

Leaders of the Ethnic Committee awarded Certificates of Merit and Medals to groups and individuals.

Provincial People's Committee leaders awarded Certificates of Merit to collectives with outstanding achievements.

Provincial People's Committee leaders awarded Certificates of Merit to individuals with outstanding achievements.

The Minister and Chairman of the Ethnic Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 1 collective and 5 individuals; awarded the Commemorative Medal "For the cause of ethnic development" to 1 individual; the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 9 collectives and 42 individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing ethnic work in the period 2019-2024.

Comrade Cam Thi Huyen Trang, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, approved the Resolution of the Congress.

The Congress also launched an emulation movement on ethnic work and national solidarity for the 2024-2029 period; and adopted the Resolution Letter of the Congress.

Delegates voted to approve the Resolution of the Congress.

Delegates visited the booth displaying agricultural products.

Delegates visited the booth displaying agricultural products.

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