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<a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-sessions-2/19th-session-2020.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:blue">https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-sessions-2/19th-session-2020.html</span></a></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#4D4D4D; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Department of Economic & Social Affairs Indigenous Peoples</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black">UNPFII Nineteenth Session: 13–24 April 2020</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:red; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Deadline for pre-registration is 25 March 2020. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">19th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Date: </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black">13–24 April 2020</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Location:</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"> United Nations Headquarters, New York</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Theme: </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black">“Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable
Development Goal 16”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black">Online pre-registration is now open. <a href="https://indico.un.org/event/33694/registration/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#007099; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in; text-decoration:none">Click
here to pre-register.</span></a> </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:red; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Deadline for pre-registration is 25 March 2020. </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black">All participants at the session <a href="https://indico.un.org/event/33694/registration/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#007099; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in; text-decoration:none">need
to pre-register.</span></a> Pre-registration is only open to members of accredited indigenous peoples’ organizations, NGOs or academic institutions. See information on Registration below for further details.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Registration</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#003366; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">1. For NGOs with ECOSOC Status, IPOs and Academics that have participated at previous sessions of the Permanent Forum</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">First, review and update your contact details in our integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System: <a href="http://bit.ly/unpfii-updatecontact" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#007099; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">http://bit.ly/unpfii-updatecontact</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">Register by </span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#993300; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">25 March 2020</span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">: <a href="https://indico.un.org/event/33694/registration/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#007099; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">https://indico.un.org/event/33694/registration/</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#003366; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">2. For New IPOs and Academics participating for the first time at a session of the Permanent Forum</span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">First, <a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2019/12/participation-guide-unpfii19-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#007099; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">read
carefully the participation guide </span></a>in order to ensure your registration.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">You must create a <a href="https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showNewProfile.do?method=addNewProfile&sessionCheck=false" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#007099; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">new
organization profile</span></a> in the United Nations Integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">Deadline for online accreditation of new organizations: <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">16 February 2020. </span></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#993300; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">After
16 February, new organizations will not be reviewed. Representatives from these organizations will not be eligible to register for the 2020 UNPFII session.</span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">Please note that once your organization is accredited, you will register each participant to attend the session in a different database, that will be open in mid-February 2020.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">Please contact us at: <a href="mailto:indigenous_un@un.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#007099; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">indigenous_un@un.org</span></a> for
questions related to your participation.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Preparations</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Provisional agenda</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Programme of work</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">Documents</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Side Events</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Frequently Asked Questions</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Logistical Information</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"> </span><a href="http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:blue">http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org/</span></a></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF 13 INDIGENOUS GRANDMOTHERS</span></i></p>
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FOR THE NEXT 7 GENERATIONS - FILM SEGMENT: <a href="http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org/for-the-next-7-generations-the-movie/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org/for-the-next-7-generations-the-movie/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<img 0?="" width="949" height="518" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="13+indigenous+grandmothers" style="width: 9.8854in; height: 5.3958in; user-select: none;" src="service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AAMkADA2ODU2ZDBkLWYzNWItNGFhOC04ZmVmLWE0OTJiMmYzZWM5OABGAAAAAABGBw2b0skdSLjxkXc4kboFBwBNFUSRsW3TRIo6RTo9vvdQAAAAAAEPAABNFUSRsW3TRIo6RTo9vvdQAAOGOH31AAABEgAQABvTaFyvYMlDttxZYUkCXBo%3D&X-OWA-CANARY=kGcJo27IRU-N69eQv80lMdD0y7P5sNcIut77A4DZPy5DiHigdJ90phekyPZG0yL_k6eXuLUn3oE."><span style="font-size:16.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:black">WHO WE ARE:
</span><a href="http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org/who-we-are/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:blue">http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org/who-we-are/</span></a></p>
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