The Vietnam Development Forum (VDF) -- formerly known as the Consultative Group (CG) meeting and more recently Vietnam Development Partnership Forum -- is a platform for discussion between Government and donor agencies on development policies and donor pledges. The first Vietnamese CG meeting was held in Paris in 1993 and since 1999 it has been held in Vietnam, co-chaired by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the World Bank in Vietnam. Two meetings were held each year: an informal meeting in June, usually held outside Hanoi in order to combine it with a field visit, and a formal meeting during December held in Hanoi.
At the CG meeting in December 2012 participants agreed on the evolution of the CG into the Vietnam Development Partnership Forum (VDPF), with the aim of supporting dialogue on areas of mutual interest in order to promote broad-based socio-economic development and improved well-being for all Vietnamese.
The previous CG format, designed 20 years ago, served primarily as a platform for mobilising Official Development Assistance (ODA) resources. This function of the CG was no longer relevant since most development partners established their own bilateral ODA discussions. What was needed was a platform for dialogue between the Government and partners in Vietnam’s development. The new forum has become an annual event aimed at high-level policy dialogue as well as a process to support ongoing dialogue to build consensus and generate commitments among stakeholders toward the Government’s development and reform priorities.
Four representatives of international NGOs (INGOs) are invited to the meeting; they are invited as observers and share one seat at the meeting table. They usually divide the meeting sessions between them, and, as with other participants, have the opportunity to make one comment during each session.
A joint statement by INGOs is published for each VDPF meeting in December, prepared by the four INGO representatives and the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre after consultation with the member INGOs of the centre. The satement is distributed in English and Vietnamese to all VDPF participants. The most recent statement are available upon request.
In addition an annual report on the activities of the working groups hosted by the Resource Centre, International NGO Partnerships for Development [1], also in English and Vietnamese, is made available at the Vietnam Development Forum meeting.
The four INGO representatives to the Vietnam Development Forum meeting are elected, for a term of two years, by member organisations of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre. As of October 2017 the representatives are:
The Managing Co-Director of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre, Marko Lovrekovic, serves as Head of INGO Delegation at the Vietnam Development Forum meetings.
Further information
World Bank media release regarding mid-year Consultative Group meeting 2009 [2]
2010 December Consultative Group Meeting
Two documents from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre were shared at the CG Meeting held on December 7-8, 2010, in Hanoi.
Firstly, a joint statement was shared from member INGOs of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre, prepared by their four INGO representatives at the meeting and the Resource Centre after consultation with the members.
INGOs' Statement for the Consultative Group Meeting English [3]
INGOs' Statement for the Consultative Group Meeting Vietnamese [4]
Secondly, International NGO Partnerships for Development, the annual report on the activities of the sectoral working groups hosted by the Resource Centre, was shared.
International NGO Partnerships for Development 2010 English [5]
International NGO Partnerships for Development 2010 Vietnamese [6]
Two documents from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre were shared at the CG Meeting held on December 3-4, 2009, in Hanoi.
The INGOs' Statement for the Consultative Group Meeting, which was prepared in consultation with member NGOs of the Resource Centre:
INGO's Statement for the Consultative Group Meeting English [7]
INGO's Statement for the Consultative Group Meeting Vietnamese [8]
The INGO Partnerships for Development report, in which the thematic working groups linked to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre report on their activities for the year:
INGO Partnerships for Development Report 2009 English [9]
INGO Partnerships for Development Report 2009 Vietnamese [10]
The Mid-Term Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on June 8-9, 2009, in Buon Ma Thuot, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
The focus of the meeting was on the following topics:
The INGO community contributed to discussions through its four selected CG representatives and the NGO Resource Centre Managing Co-Director. Short informal statements have been prepared in consultations with INGO members prior to the meeting; and delivered during discussions by Steve Price-Thomas, Phan Van Ngoc, Peter Newsum and Kim N. B. Ninh. Traditionally, mid-term CG meeting is an informal event, thus no written statement has been prepared.
For more details about the meeting click the following links:
2009 Mid-Term Consultative Group Press Release [11]
List of Participants - Vietnam [12]
List of Participants - International [13]
Three field trips were organised for all participants on 9 June 2009:
1. Chu Yang Sin National Park route
- Health-care Propaganda Centre: Health Care Project in Central Highland (ADB);
- Dak-Man coffee processing joint-venture (FDI);
- Chu Yang Sin National Park (GEF).
2. Buon Don route
- Netherlands-Vietnam Coffee Company (FDI);
- Water drainage and environmental health for Ban Me Thuot City (DANIDA);
- Buon Don village.
3. Dray Nur Waterfall route
- Tay Nguyen Ethnic Vocational Training College (ADB-CIDA);
- Leprosy village in Dray Sap commune (AFRF);
- Ea-kao – Buon Bu rural road (WB)
- Dray Nur Waterfall.
2008 End-Year Consultative Group Meeting
The End-Year Consultative Group Meeting was held on December 4-5, 2008 in Hanoi.
The focus of this meeting was on the following topics:
The 2008 INGO Statement for the CG Meeting was compiled over November-December 2008 through a consultative process involving VUFO-NGO Resource Centre members and other stakeholders.
Other INGO documents shared at the CG Meeting
2008 Mid-term Consultative Group Meeting
The Mid-term Consultative Group Meeting was held on June 5-6, 2008 at Sapa.
The focus of this meeting was on the following topics:
INGO interventions for the CG Meeting have already been compiled over April-May through a consultative process invloving NGO RC members and other stakeholders.
For more information on INGO participation in the event, please visit http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/node/73 [20] or contact [email protected].
Related documents
Other INGO documents shared at the CG Meeting
A meeting was held at the NGO RC on November 6, 2007 to discuss the process of drafting the 2007 INGO CG Statement and allocate organisations to provide input on specific agenda items. To read the meeting minutes, please click here [25].
Consultative Group meeting between Government and Donors, Hanoi, from 14 to 15 December 2006
Topic: Socio-economic Development Plan (SEDP): From Plan to Action
The agenda was divided in to 3 topics:
Related documents
Other INGO documents shared at the CG Meeting
June 2006
The Vietnam Consultative Group Meeting, Informal Mid-year Review Meeting, was held at Nha Trang, June 9-10, 2006.
December 2005
International NGO statement to the 2005 CG meeting of Government and Donors, held in Hanoi from 6 to 7 December, 2005
Other INGO documents shared at the CG Meeting:
Links:
[1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwv9wnkKZtszTndIS1l5Y0Y2eTA/view
[2] http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/files/docs/CG_2009_Mid_Year_Press_Release.pdf
[3] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1890
[4] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1891
[5] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1867
[6] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1868
[7] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1881
[8] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1889
[9] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/content/ingo-partnerships-development-report-2009-english-0
[10] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/content/ingo-partnerships-development-report-2009-vietnamese
[11] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/CG_2009_Mid_Year_Press_Release.pdf
[12] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/CG_2009_Mid_Year_Participants_Vietnam.pdf
[13] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/CG_2009_Mid_Year_Participants_International.pdf
[14] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_Statement_2008.pdf
[15] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/rsion_of_INGO_statement_-_Vietnamese_version.pdf
[16] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_WG_Report_FINAL_ENG_2008.pdf
[17] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_WG_Report_ENG_FINAL_DRAFT.doc
[18] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_WG_Report_VN_2008_final_0.pdf
[19] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/Forms_of_Engagement_FINAL_COMPLETE.pdf
[20] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/node/73
[21] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_CG_statement_FINAL.doc
[22] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_statement_final_draft_VN_5_December_07.doc
[23] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_WG_Report_ENG_FINAL_DRAFT-2_CON.doc
[24] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/INGO_WG_Report_Vietnamese_COMPILED_0.doc
[25] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/files/docs/CG_INGO_Statement_Meeting__2007.doc
[26] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1876
[27] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1285
[28] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1287
[29] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1879
[30] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1880
[31] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/system/files/docs/INGO%20Partnership%20for%20Development%20Report.doc
[32] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/webfm_send/1790
[33] https://d6.vxtdemo02.com/system/files/docs/1207_cg05_release_eng.doc