during the time of the Vietnam War to the Stockholm Conference convened in July 2002, and to now, the support offered by the progressive people all over the world has greatly inspired the Vietnamese people to overcome uncountable difficulties and sufferings in the course of their fight for their national reunification and reconstruction. The war is over. The country has made her marvelous rebirth. Millions of people have nevertheless been subject to deadly incurable diseases due to dioxin exposure. Thousands of them have consequently died in agony with deep indignation towards the perpetrators of crimes. Many women have suffered reproductive complication and even the total loss of the right to be a mother. Among other things, the most painful fact may be that their descendants who have nothing to do with the war were, are and will be, as victims of dioxin, born with inherited diseases, and, of course, without smallest hope of enjoying even a minute of happiness of living like an ordinary being. The victims of Agent Orange/dioxin are the most miserable and tragic people. Many of them, with lots of deformed off-spring, have almost survived in poverty. We, the Vietnamese people, ceaselessly thirsty for peace and friendship, have exerted great patience in demonstrating our preparedness for cooperation with the US in solving the cruel war consequences, especially those severe evils resulting from horrible chemical warfare. However, this has met no positive response. In face of this situation, the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange feel it necessary to