Newsletter

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 March 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15 - 30 March, 2011.

We are pleased to inform you of news from the United Nations. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced on March 11, 2011, the appointment of John Hendra, UN Resident Co-ordinator, to the position of Assistant Secretary-General for Policy and Programme at the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in New York. In this position within UN Women, Mr. Hendra will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Bureau, supporting policy analysis, research and training, programme management and oversight. He will also serve as one of the two Deputies to the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet.

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 March 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1-15 March, 2011.

On behalf of members, we have the pleasure to welcome the new Country Coordinator for Education for Development in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Hanna Smokcum. We wish her all the best in the position. We also thank her predecessor, Ms. Kirsten Theuns, for her support for the NGO Resource Centre during her three years as Country Coordinator at EFD, and wish her good luck in her work with EFD International. For matters concerning EFD VN, please contact Ms. Hanna at [email protected] or Ms. Nguyen at [email protected] or call: +84-8-39916033.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 15 - 28 February 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15-28 February, 2011.

We wish you all a happy new year, and hope you enjoyed the Tet break.

There are three Working Group meetings in February and March: the Disaster Management Working Group will meet on February 18 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Disability Working Group will meet on March 10 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Child Rights Working Group will meet on March 16 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre.

Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section of the home page of our website for more information, new added announcements or any unexpected changes.

Warm greetings from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's Team!

NEWSLETTER 14 - 31 January 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 14-31 January, 2011.

As we start the new year several of our members have announced changes to their office location, one member has announced a new Country Representative and one member has announced a name change.

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 December 2010

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15 - 30 December, 2010!

We extend our best wishes to you all for Christmas and the new year, and look forward to working with you again in 2011. Enjoy the holidays, for those taking a holiday break, and we hope you return to work fully refreshed.

We would like to inform you that the Resource Centre office will be closed on Christmas Eve on Friday, 24 December, and New Yar's Eve on Friday 31st December, 2010.

There is one Working Group meeting remaining in December: the Disaster Management Working Group will meet on December 17 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 December 2010

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1-15 December, 2010!

There is one Working Group meeting remaining in December: the Disaster Management Working Group will meet on December 17 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre.

Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section of the home page of our website for more information, new added announcements or any unexpected changes.

Warm greetings from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's Team!

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 November 2010

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15-30 November, 2010!

We are pleased to report that Caritas Switzerland is welcoming its new Representative for Vietnam, Mr. Graham Adutt. Mr. Graham can be contacted by email at [email protected]. We would like to say farewell to to Mr. Graham's predecessor as Caritas Switzerland Representative, Mr. Marco van Grinsven, thank him for his work, and extend our best wishes for the future.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 November 2010

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1 - 15 November, 2010!

We are pleased to report that Cesvi is welcoming its new Country Representative for Vietnam, Ms. Stefania Rossetti. Ms. Stefania was formerly the Cesvi Programme Manager. To avoid the risk of losing important communication, Ms Stefania will take over the current email address, which is: [email protected]. We would also like to thank Ms. Stefania's predecessor as CESVI Country Representative, Mr. Loris Palentini, for his involvement with the work of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre, and wish him all the best for the future.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 October 2010

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15 - 30 October, 2010!

There are three Working Group meetings in October: the Ho Chi Minh City INGO Discussion Group will meet on October 22 (08.30 AM) at the office of HUFO, 31 Le Duan Street, District 1, HCMC; the Disaster Management Working Group will meet on October 22 (02:00 PM) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Agent Orange Working Group will meet on October 26 (02:00 PM) at the NGO Resource Centre.

Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section of the home page of our website for more information, new added announcements or any unexpected changes.

Warm greetings from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's Team!

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 October 2010

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1 - 15 October, 2010!

Firstly, we would like to announce two appointments, of INGO Representatives at the Consultative Group Meeting: Ms. Thao Griffiths, Country Representative from the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (new representative); and Ms. Kim N. B. Ninh, Country Representative from the Asia Foundation (re-elected). Members of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre will receive more details shortly through the 'members' mailing list.

We are also pleased to welcome a new member to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre, Norwegian People's Aid, which has its Vietnam headquarters in Hue. Its address is:

25 Nguyen Van Cu
Hue City
Tel. (84) (0)543 935 266