<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear colleagues and friends,<br><br>In consultations with the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Steering Committee, we have prepared a statement on behalf of foreign NGOs in Vietnam. The Statement has been drafted in response to recent escalation of conflicts in the East Sea / South China Sea that raised concerns among development organisations in Vietnam. A number of INGOs have already endorsed the Statement, while some others are consulting their regional offices and headquarters before confirming their endorsements. The Steering Committee has shared the Statement with our partners at PACCOM and they kindly asked that we finalise it before the information sharing session, which is organised by VUFO tomorrow, Tuesday 13 May 2014, at 8:30 AM, at the Friendship House, Floor 2A, 105A Quan Thanh in Hanoi.<br>
<br>Please see the attached Statement and confirm if your organisation would like to endorse it. Kindly respond to Ms. Hoang Phuong Thao, Country Director at ActionAid Vietnam, also member of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Steering Committee. Please email Thao at <<a href="mailto:thao.hoangphuong@actionaid.org">thao.hoangphuong@actionaid.org</a>> before the end of today, Monday 12 May 2014. We need to finalise the Statement and it will be circulated tomorrow for public support. Thao has been assigned as the focal point for consolidating your endorsements, as I am currently travelling in Europe.<br>
<br>Thank you in advance.<br><br>Warm regards,<br><br></div>Marko<br>---------<br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Marko Lovrekovic, Managing Co-Director<br><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">VUFO-NGO Resource Centre</div>
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