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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear </span><span style="color:#1F497D">Madam/Sir</span><span style="color:#1F497D">,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Government of Viet Nam is going to launch the final MDG Country Report 2015 titled
<b><i>“Achieving the Viet Nam Millennium Development Goals 2015”</i></b>. </span>
<span style="color:#1F497D">The report documents the progress/results</span><span style="color:#1F497D">, learn lessons</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> of Vietnam and concludes the whole journey in MDGs implementation from 2000 to 2015. The report also highlights</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
 potential</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D">opportunities and challenges facing the country beyond 2015 when Viet Nam moves forward in implementing the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</span><span style="color:#1F497D">.
 Th</span><span style="color:#1F497D">is</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> final
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">MDG report </span><span style="color:#1F497D">2015</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> will be
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">presented by </span><span style="color:#1F497D">H.E
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">President</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> Truong Tan Sang
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">at the UN Summit </span><span style="color:#1F497D">in the third week of
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">this September. &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Upon the request by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI, the government focal point for Millennium Development Goals monitoring and reporting), I would like
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">to share with </span><span style="color:#1F497D">you the</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> attached</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> invitation</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> for you to</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
 participate in </span><span style="color:#1F497D">the launching ceremony of the final MDG Country Report 2015</span><span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">The ceremony is also a good opportunity to engage various stakeholders into
<b><i>Viet Nam’s Post-2015 Development towards SDGs - Leaving No One Behind</i></b>.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#365F91">Time:</span><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></b><span style="color:#365F91">8</span><span style="color:#1F497D">:0</span><span style="color:#365F91">0</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> – 11:15, Mon</span><span style="color:#365F91">day,
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">September</span><span style="color:#365F91"> </span>
<span style="color:#1F497D">21</span><span style="color:#365F91">, 2015 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#365F91">Venue:</span><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;
</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">Grand Conference Hall, Ministry of Planning and Investment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">No.6B Hoang Dieu St., Ba Dinh, Ha Noi, Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#365F91">Chairs:</span><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;
</span></b><span style="color:#365F91">MPI</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> Leader and
</span><span style="color:#365F91">UN Resident Coordinator</span><span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span><span style="color:#365F91">UNDP Resident Representative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please kindly inform your confirmation of participation with
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ms.Vo Thu Trang at <a href="mailto:mdg.monitoring.vn@undp.org">
mdg.monitoring.vn@undp.org</a>, Tel. 094 600 8010.</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you very much and look forward to meeting you at
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">this significant event</span><span style="color:#1F497D">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><b><i><span style="color:#5F497A"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#5F497A">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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