Dear Members & Friends,

Welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for January 15 – 31, 2009.

In news this week, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) coalition in Vietnam is inviting all interested organisations to get involved in this year's campaign. Launched in 1999, the GCE is a movement of organisations and individuals all over the world who believe it is imperative that everyone has an education.

Dear Members & Friends,

Welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for December 15 - 30, 2008.

There's not a great deal to report as we head towards the end of 2008, with no major development-related events taking place. However, the NGO RC would like to remind our members and friends to take a look at a new report available on our website, which was coordinated by the centre entitled Forms of Engagement Between CSOs & State Agencies in Vietnam. See the members section for more details.

There is one working group meeting coming up in the next two weeks: the Disaster Management Working Group will meet at 1.30pm on January 6 at the NGO RC.

Dear Members & Friends,

Welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for November 15 - 30, 2008.

First off this week, with the end-of-year Consultative Group (CG) Meeting approaching soon on December 4-5, the NGO RC has begun preparations for the drafting of the INGO Statement, which is is distributed to all participants during the event and compiled in relation to the different sessions of the draft CG agenda. It forms the basis for input from the three INGO Representatives at the meeting, who are elected by INGO members of the NGO RC. For more information on the meeting, current INGO Representatives and the election process, please click here.

Welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for November 1 - 15, 2008.

With the end-of-year Consultative Group (CG) Meeting to take place on December 4-5, the NGO RC is beginning preparations for the drafting of the INGO Statement, which is is distributed to all participants during the event and compiled in relation to the different sessions of the draft CG agenda. It forms the basis for input from the three INGO Representatives at the meeting, who are elected by members of the NGO RC. For more information on the meeting, current INGO Representatives
and the election process, please visit: http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/node/73.

Letter from the NGO RC Managing Co-director Trine Glue Doan

Dear Members and Friends,

After more than two and half years as Managing Co-Director at the NGO Resource Centre is it now time for me to move on. I am resigning from the NGO RC in order to further my work within the environment sector.

Dear MEMBERS and FRIENDS,

Welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for October 1 – 15, 2008.

In news this week, the Government of Vietnam is currently in the process of implementing various reforms and changes to the legal system of Vietnam, which is intended to complement and facilitate development in other sectors. Two interlinked resolutions on legal matters have been launched, which form the key basis for the legal reform: Resolution 48 (Strategy for Development and Improvement of the Vietnam Legal System up to 2010 and Vision up to 2020) and Resolution 49 (Judicial Reform Strategy).