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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Warm greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to share this important call for applications from the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples. The opportunities support Indigenous representatives' participation in upcoming global meetings related to climate change and
human rights.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the details in the message below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Call for Applications</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
from the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous representatives to participate in the
<b>14<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) and 30<sup>th</sup> UN Climate Change Conference (COP30)
</b>and <b>14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (UNFBHR).<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The LCIPP and COP30 sessions will take place in <b>Belém, Brazil, from 4 to 21 November 2025.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Application deadline:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
22 August 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Application link:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<a href="https://survey.ohchr.org/184915?lang=en"><b>https://survey.ohchr.org/184915?lang=en</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Call details:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/funding-budget/indigenous-peoples-fund/call-applications" target="_new">
https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/funding-budget/indigenous-peoples-fund/call-applications</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The UNFBHR is taking place in
<b>Geneva from 24 to 26 November 2025</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Application deadline:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
22 August 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Application link:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<a href="https://survey.ohchr.org/229783?lang=en" target="_new">https://survey.ohchr.org/229783?lang=en</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Call details:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/funding-budget/indigenous-peoples-fund/call-applications" target="_new">
https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/funding-budget/indigenous-peoples-fund/call-applications</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">For any questions, please contact Morse Flores (in CC), Secretary of the Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Warm regards,<br>
Sophia Egrari<br>
Intern, Environment and Climate Change Unit<br>
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)<br>
<a href="mailto:sophia.egrari@un.org">sophia.egrari@un.org</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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