<div>Dear Colleagues:</div>
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<div>The mid-term Consultative Group (CG) meeting will take place on 4-5 June in Quang Tri. The focus will be on the following themes:</div>
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<div>(1) Sustainable Poverty Reduction (SPR)</div>
<div>(2) Natural Disaster Risk Management (NDRM)</div>
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<div>The four INGO Representatives at the CG meeting (currently directors from CARE, Asia Foundation, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and Oxfam) have discussed INGOs' participation at the upcoming event. Traditionally the four INGO Representatives prepare talking points with a support of the wider INGO community and relevant NGO Resource Centre's Working Groups.</div>
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<div>Given the short time frame we will not be able to organize INGO Forum in order to discuss the above themes with all country directors and/or representatives. Therefore, we requested inputs from the Climate Change Working Group and the Disaster Management Working Group. They will prepare key messages for this CG meeting.</div>
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<div>I believe that those INGOs which implement SPR and NDRM programmes already have representatives involved in our Working Groups. However, if there are specific messages or suggestions which you would like to share directly, please email me before the end of this week. Note that our time at the CG meeting will be limited to approximately 5 minutes per each theme. If you would like to share your messages related to SPR or NDRM please send them in a simple text format, preferably as bullet points.</div>
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<div>Thank you in advance. I will circulate the final draft with our talking points prior to the CG meeting.</div>
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<div>Kind regards,</div>
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<div>Marko<br>---------<br>Marko Lovrekovic, Managing Co-Director<br>VUFO-NGO Resource Centre<br>La Thanh Hotel, 218 Doi Can<br>Hanoi, Vietnam<br>Mobile: +84 904 191 871<br>Phone: +84 4 3832 8570<br>Email: <a href="mailto:director@ngocentre.org.vn">director@ngocentre.org.vn</a><br>
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