Leaders of various Vietnamese people’s organizations, former Vietnamese envoys to Asian and African countries, and senior Asian and African diplomats attended a celebration in Hanoi of the 60th anniversary of the first Asian-African Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia (April 1955-2015). The event was organized on 16 April by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) and its affiliates.

A delegation of the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation headed by its Board member Bùi Bá Bình attended the World Social Forum 2015 held from 22 to 30 March in Tunis, Tunisia.

Representatives of many NGOs attended on 9 January in Hanoi the Second Conference of Vietnamese people’s organizations in preparation for the ASEAN Civil Society Conference / ASEAN People’s Forum 2015, scheduled for next April in Kuala Lumpur.