WVF PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF ELECTIONS COMMITTEE VISIT POLAND
18 December 2017
From 13-16 December 2017, WVF President, Mr. Dan-Viggo Bergtun, and Chair of the Elections Committee, Col. Bjarne Hesselberg, visited Warsaw, Poland, to meet with the Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression, Minister Jan Kasprzyk, in order to plan the "World Veterans Congress" that will take place in Warsaw, Poland, at the end of 2018.
UN MILITARY GENDER ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR 2017
16 November 2017
On Wednesday 15 November, 2017, Major Seitebatso Pearl Block (South Africa) was awarded the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award in Vancouver, Canada. Present at the ceremony were Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
31 October 2017
During its 156th meeting, the WVF Executive Board decided to establish an Elections Committee, in order to ensure that the best possible candidates for posts on the Executive Board are identified in advance of the General Assembly and to ensure that members are properly informed about the background, experience and qualifications of the candidates in advance of the Elections.
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