Newsletter

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 June 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15 - 30 June, 2011.

We would like to announce that Mr Graham Adutt, Country Representative for Caritas Switzerland, left this position in early June, and has been replaced by Ms Barbara Schichler, new Country Representative for Caritas. Please join us in bidding farewell to Graham and welcoming Barbara! She can be contacted at: <[email protected]>

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 June 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1 - 15 June, 2011.

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 May 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15 – 30 May, 2011.

We have the pleasure to announce the next INGO Forum for our members, which will take place on Friday 20 May from 14:00 to 16:30 hours. We would appreciate it if members confirm their attendance with Ms Ngan Ha at <[email protected]> or by calling 3832-8570. We need to know the final number of participants in order to secure a big enough venue.

We would like to announce several changes among INGOs' country directors in Vietnam:

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 May 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1 - 15 May, 2011.

The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre has available for its members 100 copies of a new directory of Vietnamese NGOs, Danh Tap Mot So To Chuc Hoi Lien Hiep Hoi va Phi Chinh Phu Viet Nam, published by The Asia Foundation and the Institute for Social Studies (Vien Nghien Cuu Xa Hoi). The directory is in Vietnamese.

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 April 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15 - 30 April, 2011.

There are four Working Group meetings in April and May: the Capacity Development Working Group will meet on April 20 (10:00) for a panel discussion on leadership in Vietnam at the NGO Resource Centre; the Climate Change Working Group will meet on May 5 (14:00) at NGO Resource Centre; the Disaster Management Working Group will meet on May 20 (14:00) at NGO Resource Centre; and the HIV-AIDS Technical Working Group will meet on May 25 (13:30) at
Hanoi School of Public Health, 138 Giang Vo, Ha Noi

Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section of the home page of our website for more information, new added announcements or any unexpected changes.

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 April 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1 - 15 April, 2011.

We would like to advise you that the Country Director for Plan Vietnam, Mr. Mark Pierce, assumed the Asia Regional Director position for Plan International as of the 1st of April 2011. We wish Mark all the best in his new role. Please note that Mr. Sven Coopens will serve as the Acting Country Director for Plan Vietnam in the interim until a new Country Director is appointed.

We would also like to advise you that the NGO Resource Centre office will be closed next Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12, 2011, for the public holidays marking the National Anniversary of the Hung Kings.

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 March 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15 - 30 March, 2011.

We are pleased to inform you of news from the United Nations. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced on March 11, 2011, the appointment of John Hendra, UN Resident Co-ordinator, to the position of Assistant Secretary-General for Policy and Programme at the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in New York. In this position within UN Women, Mr. Hendra will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Bureau, supporting policy analysis, research and training, programme management and oversight. He will also serve as one of the two Deputies to the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet.

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 March 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1-15 March, 2011.

On behalf of members, we have the pleasure to welcome the new Country Coordinator for Education for Development in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Hanna Smokcum. We wish her all the best in the position. We also thank her predecessor, Ms. Kirsten Theuns, for her support for the NGO Resource Centre during her three years as Country Coordinator at EFD, and wish her good luck in her work with EFD International. For matters concerning EFD VN, please contact Ms. Hanna at [email protected] or Ms. Nguyen at [email protected] or call: +84-8-39916033.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 15 - 28 February 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 15-28 February, 2011.

We wish you all a happy new year, and hope you enjoyed the Tet break.

There are three Working Group meetings in February and March: the Disaster Management Working Group will meet on February 18 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Disability Working Group will meet on March 10 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Child Rights Working Group will meet on March 16 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre.

Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section of the home page of our website for more information, new added announcements or any unexpected changes.

Warm greetings from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's Team!

NEWSLETTER 14 - 31 January 2011

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Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 14-31 January, 2011.

As we start the new year several of our members have announced changes to their office location, one member has announced a new Country Representative and one member has announced a name change.