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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear OPD Members, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that PDF will be celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities through a regional hybrid event which will be held on 4<sup>th</sup> December from 4pm to 5:30pm (Fiji Time). Please find below the link that you
can use to join online should you wish to attend. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Theme “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85794572842?pwd=F5iLujIlVtRggQrBE8agFJKAfqDPAN.1"><span style="color:blue">Join Here</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Pacific Disability Forum presents its respectful compliments and has the honour to invite you to participate in the Regional Celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on
<b>4 December 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the UNDP Conference Room in Kadavu House, Suva.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The event will mark the launch of two key regional studies on disability-inclusive gender and menstrual health, aligned with this year’s theme, “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would be honoured by your participation. Your presence would greatly enrich the discussions and demonstrate your organisation’s ongoing support for building an inclusive and equitable society where no one is left behind. Please find
attached the tentative agenda for the event. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to your positive response and to welcoming you to this important occasion.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">For and on behalf of:</span><span style="font-size:28.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sainimili Tawake</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Chief Executive Officer</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Pacific Disability Forum</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Organisation in special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Commission since 2012.</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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