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WVF PRESIDENT DAN-VIGGO BERGTUN VISITS SCEA CHAIR GEN. WOZNIAK IN WARSAW (POLAND)

5 February 2016 From 21-23 January 2016, the WVF’s President, Mr. Dan-Viggo Bergtun visited the Head of the WVF Peace and Security Division, and SCEA Chairman, Gen. Stanislaw Wozniak in Warsaw, Poland. The WVF has four Member Associations in Poland, and also held the 28th General Assembly of the WVF in Sopot, Poland, in September

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“THE CLARENDON WAY” CHALLENGE: A 24 MILE ROUTE ATTEMPTED BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL IN AID OF THE WORLD VETERANS FEDERATION

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

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DR. WALTER BUSUTTIL WINS THE 2016 SOLDIERING ON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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

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WVF PRESIDENT MEETS WITH MR. HERVE LADSOUS, UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

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.

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

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PRESIDENT BERGTUN ATTENDS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS IN GENEVA

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

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