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It is with profound sadness and emotion that we announce the passing of Mr. Jacques Goujat, Honorary President of the World Veterans Federation, on 19 May 2019, following a long illness. His parting is a great loss to the French Veteran Community, to whom he showed unfaltering commitment throughout his career, and to the International […]

The WVF President took part in the International Conference dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of  the  Liberation of Crimea and  the Hero city of Sevastopol on 24-29 April 2019 At the invitation of the President of the Russian Union of Veterans , Army General M. Mooiseev, the WVF President took part in the International Conference dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Crimea and the Hero city of Sevastopol. The conference was

The Deputy President of the WVF, Mr. El Mostafa El Ktiri, travelled to Paris to attend the commemorations held to comemorate the 74th anniversary of the armistice of the Second World War 8 May At the request of Mr. Dan-Viggo Bergtun, President of the WVF, the WVF Deputy President travelled to Paris in May 2019

The President of the WVF attended the Congress held by the International Advisory Committee of Organisations of Reserve Officers in conjunction with the 6th General Assembly of the Advisory Committee At the invitation of the International Advisory Committee of Organisations of Reserve Officers, the WVF President took part in the congress: “Mission of Peace and

On 6th June 2019 the President of the WVF attended the Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy (France) At the invitation of the Prime Minister of France the WVF President participated in the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on 6th June at Juno Beach. On 4th June

It is with great sadness that the WVF has learned of the passing of Mrs. June A. Willenz (USA), founder and Chair of the WVF Standing Committee on Women, long-time representative of the WVF to the United Nations and much valued member of the Federation. As you may know, June played a very active role

Call for volunteers to be interviewed for a reserach Project at the University of Bologna (Italy).  Did you serve in Bosnia or Croatia in the 90’s or the year 2000?  Please read on to find out how you can help.  Photo credit Chuck Cannon/DVIS Eleonora Bernadi, a researcher from the University of Bologna, Italy, Department

On 13-19 Jnauary 2020 a delegation from the World Veterans Federtaion visited Ukraine to begin the process of setting up the Veterans Peace Initiative Project country plan in Ukraine.  WVF delegation’s visit to Kyiv, Ukraine 13th – 19th January 2020. At the invitation of Lifeline Ukraine (https:// lifelineukraine.com/en/) and Euromil (http://euromil. org/), the WVF was

WVF former Medical Advisor, Mr. Geir O. Stamnes gives some simple advice regarding Covid-19 and Buddy Support.     Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, and has since

The WVF President took part in the International Conference ‘Fascism and anti-fascism in Europe today’ in Zagreb 2020. It was hosted by WVF  member Association; Union of anti-fascism fighters and antifascists of the Republic of Croatia. The organizers of the Zagreb conference invited representatives of anti-fascist associations from 25 European countries, including 15 EU member-states