[Ngo-lwg] Registration to the MAPG's TWG & Preparation for the 1st meeting organized by VNMAC

Phan Thi Thu Ha haphan at ngocentre.org.vn
Mon Nov 6 11:35:25 +07 2017


Dear LWG members,

The operation of the Mine Action Partnership Group (MAPG) has been quiet 
in the last few months. As some of you might already know, the reason of 
the interruption is due to the change in the structure of the National 
Steering Committee on Mine Action (NSC 504), following Decision 701 of 
the Prime Minister (attached), to merge the NSC 504 & the NSC 33 (toxic 
chemicals left by the wars). As the TOR and core members of the new NSC 
has been being finalized by the government, there has been concern 
whether MAPG structure from Vietnam side would be affected. Thus, the 
submission of the MAPG work plan to the MAPG co-chairs, the Vice 
Minister of MPI Nguyen The Phuong and US Ambassador Ted Osius, for 
approval, has been delayed subsequently.

While waiting for the completion of the approval protocol of MAPG, 
Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) is planning to convene the 
1st meeting(s) of the 02 thematic working groups (TWG) that VNMAC is the 
team leader:

*/1.      Study and contribute comments to the development of 
Circular(s) guiding the implementation of the Government Decree on 
implementation and management of mine action; update and finalize the 
national standards and technical regulations on mine action/*/(VNMAC)/

*/2. /**/Status of information management and recommendations for the 
development and operation of the National Database Center on mine 
action/*///(VNMAC)/

Dates and times of the meetings will be confirmed soon, tentatively in 
the last week of November. It is planned that the meeting(s) will take 
place at VNMAC premises. Tentative objectives of the 1st meeting(s) are 
to (a) nominate the group team leader representing international 
stakeholders; (b) agree upon the TOR of the TWGs; and (c) discuss and 
agree upon the activities of TWG from now till end of 2017 and tentative 
plan for the year 2018.

In order to support VNMAC to prepare for this meeting, we'd like to urge 
the LWG members who haven't registered your participation into the 
working groups, to do so, *by November 14*.

Following the below email dated 24 August 17, we've received feedback 
from Golden West and CRS registering for the Legislation and VA thematic 
working groups. Pls. note that the member organizations could register 
to join more than one working groups.

Beside LWG members, VNMAC also expects the participation of other 
national and international development partners at the meeting(s).

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Co-chairs of LWG

Simon Rea (MAG) and Nguyen Thu Ha (IC)

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