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13 June 2016  On Saturday 11 June, WVF Secretary General, Lt. Col. Joseph Falzon, completed a 24 mile sponsored walk with all donations going towards the World Veterans Federation. Here, Lt. Col. Falzon The recounts what was a memorable day for him and his entourage. Photo: RBL

21 April 2016 From 17-21 April 2016, WVF President, Mr. Dan-Viggo Bergtun, attended the 26th General Assembly of the Arab Veterans Union (AVU) held at the Landmark Hotel in Amman, Jordan.

26 April 2016 Dr Walter Busuttil, from the WVF Health & Welfare Division at WVF member, has won the 2016 Soldiering On Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 34 years’ work in the field of mental health. The WVF congratulate our friend with the award.  https://expertinmind.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Busuttil-Dr-Walter.pdf

23 May 2016 On 20 May 2016, WVF President Mr. Dan-Viggo Bergtun, accompanied by WVF Peace and Security Division representative Col. Zdzislaw Jamka (Poland), met Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA.

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. (The pictures shown Major Block (center) is holding the award

From 22 to 24 September, Dan-Viggo Bergtun, President of the World Veterans Federation, attended the Veteran Gathering, Eurotreff in Stavanger, Norway. The Eurotreff is an old tradition for veterans from countries in the northern part of Scandinavia; to come together in the name of friendship across the borders. Over 160 veterans and relatives from United

22 July 2016 From 30 May to 1 June 2016, WVF President Dan-Viggo Bergtun visited the United Nations offices in Geneva at the invitation of Soldiers of Peace International Association (SPIA), for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeeper. The International Day of UN Peacekeepers was established to honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers

29 June 2018 The Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL), assisted by The Royal British Legion (RBL) (WVF Member Association) have been the driving force behind the scenes. They are keen to manage expectations and, as yet, there is no detail to the level of support or indeed when it might begin.  RCEL will pass on details of

13 December 2016 It is with great regret and profound sadness that we inform you of the death of Honorary Vice President of the WVF, Mr. Mohammed Benjelloun. Over his many decades at the WVF, Mr. Benjelloun occupied the roles of Chairman of the SCAA and was Secretary General up until last year’s General Assembly

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