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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">From UNDP in the Pacific Multi Country Office(MCO):<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Greetings to all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Bula vina’a and Greetings from the UNDP Pacific Multi Country Office(MCO).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:black">To celebrate<b> International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction</b> UNDP, through our
</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#424242">Disaster Risk Reduction & Recovery for Building Resilience Team,
</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span lang="IT" style="color:#424242">Crisis Bureau based out of NY is</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:black"> launching the first-ever
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.undp.org/geneva/news/call-photo-submissions-undp-photo-competition-change-makers-action-building-disability-inclusive-resilient-communities" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">UNDP
Photo Competition for Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:black">! The theme is “<b><i>Change makers in action: Building disability inclusive,
resilient communities</i></b>”.</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:black">The competition aims to celebrate resilient, disability-inclusive communities and to showcase the role of persons with disabilities
as agents of change. We want to celebrate communities, individuals and organizations that are contributing towards a resilient, inclusive and peaceful society that is protected from risk and crisis.</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The competition deadline is
<b>November 16, 2023. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The competition details can be accessed via the weblink by clicking on the link:
<a href="https://www.undp.org/geneva/news/call-photo-submissions-undp-photo-competition-change-makers-action-building-disability-inclusive-resilient-communities">
https://www.undp.org/geneva/news/call-photo-submissions-undp-photo-competition-change-makers-action-building-disability-inclusive-resilient-communities</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:black">Many thanks,</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:black">Claudia</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:12.65pt"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span lang="IT" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Claudia Lynch </span></b></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span lang="IT" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(she/her)</span></span><span style="color:#424242"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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