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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Madam/Sir, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We are
pleased to invite you to
<b>two events</b> organized by UN Women and its
partners on 17 January 2018.</span><span
lang="EN-GB">
</span>Please be noted that the morning event will
be joined by a Nobel Prize winner who discovered
HIV and she will deliver the keynote address. You
can find her short bio attached.
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style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.3pt"><b><span
style="background:yellow" lang="EN-GB">Workshop
on Gender Assessment of Viet Nam's </span></b><b><span
style="background:yellow">HIV Response and the
Way Forward</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.3pt">The
event will be co-organized by the Office of the
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the
Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Viet Nam,
Vietnam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) under
the Ministry of Health and the USAID Sustainable
HIV Response from Technical Assistance (SHIFT)
Project.</p>
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style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.3pt"><span
lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="m_869834451297793592xxmsolistparagraph"
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:14.3pt"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Time:</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB"> 17 January 2018 from 8.30 a.m. -
12 p.m. followed by networking lunch</span></p>
<p class="m_869834451297793592xxmsolistparagraph"
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:14.3pt"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Venue</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB">: Candle Hotel 287-301 Doi Can
Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"><span
lang="EN-GB">The workshop aims at disseminating
findings from the gender assessment of Viet
Nam’s HIV response among policy makers and key
stakeholders in order to engage in a discussion
to identify gaps and areas for strengthening
gender responsiveness, and seek further
collaboration across the government, civil
society and development partners to implement
recommendations.
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lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"><b><span
style="background:yellow">NO LONGER SILENCED -
VIETNAM’S LBTQ COMMUNITY CONSULTATION</span></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt">The
workshop will be organized by UN Women Country
Office with collaboration of two queer feminists,
Nga L.H. Nguyen and Nguyen Hai Yen from Women Who
Make a Difference and the Feminist network of
Vietnamese feminist organizations and groups. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"> </p>
<p class="m_869834451297793592xxmsolistparagraph"
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:14.3pt"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Time:</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB"> 17 January 2018 from 1:30 p.m. -
4:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="m_869834451297793592xxmsolistparagraph"
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:14.3pt"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Venue</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB">: Candle Hotel 287-301 Doi Can
Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt">Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer women often
experience difficulties in accessing justice. As
women, they are subjected to the same barriers as
all women, and as people they are persecuted
because of their sexual orientation and gender
identity. LBTQ women have been described as
invisible, ignored, neglected and marginalized
within the larger LGBT community, by funders and
women’s organizations. The event aims to raise
awareness and foster further collaboration among
stakeholders in the government, civil society, and
the development sector to ensure the rights,
well-being, and triumph of the Vietnamese LBTQ
community.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"><span
lang="EN-GB">F</span>ormal invitations and
agendas of the workshops are attached. We look
forward to your participation in this important
dialogue.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"><span
lang="EN-GB">Kindly confirm your attendance with
Ms.
</span>Doan Mai Huong, email <a
href="mailto:doan.huong@unwomen.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">doan.huong@unwomen.org</a>.
<span lang="EN-GB">We look forward to your
participation in these important events.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"><span
lang="EN-GB">Sincerely,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.3pt"><span
lang="EN-GB">Organizing Team</span></p>
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