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<p class="MsoNormal">Not necessarily Henry even though its CSW and key focus on the status of women and girls globally.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seta<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Setareki S. Macanawai</span></b><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Pacific Disability Forum</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">GPO Box 18458, Suva, Fiji
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tel: +679 331 2008; +679 773 0200</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Mob: +679 992 1486; +679 708 2891</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Fax: +679 3310469</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Skype: setareki.macanawai</span><span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-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-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Henry Phillip <hphillip8@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 17, 2023 7:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Setareki Macanawai <Setareki.Macanawai@pacificdisability.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> PDFlist@lists.pacificdisability.org; pdf-members@lists.pacificdisability.org; PDF Staff <pdfstaff@pacificdisability.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [PDFlist] FW: Deadline extension: Call for CSO applications to CSW68<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Setareki,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks very much for the reminder....The conference is mainly for women and girls only? Just a question...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">henry.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 3:14 PM Setareki Macanawai <<a href="mailto:Setareki.Macanawai@pacificdisability.org">Setareki.Macanawai@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Forwarding for your information and attention.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Seta<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Setareki S. Macanawai</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Chief Executive Officer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Pacific Disability Forum</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">GPO Box 18458, Suva, Fiji
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tel: +679 331 2008; +679 773 0200</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Mob: +679 992 1486; +679 708 2891</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Fax: +679 3310469</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Skype: setareki.macanawai</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Email:
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Setareki.Macanawai@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Setareki.Macanawai@pacificdisability.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Twitter: @pdfsec</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Organisation in special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Commission since 2012.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>From:</b> Anne Rehagen <<a href="mailto:anne.rehagen@unwomen.org" target="_blank">anne.rehagen@unwomen.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 17, 2023 4:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Anne Rehagen <<a href="mailto:anne.rehagen@unwomen.org" target="_blank">anne.rehagen@unwomen.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Deadline extension: Call for CSO applications to CSW68<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><u>Friday, 24 November</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CSW 68</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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The UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office is inviting applications from civil society representatives across the Pacific region who are working on gender equality and the empowerment of women to attend the
<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw68-2024" target="_blank">68<sup>th</sup> session of the Commission on the Status of Women</a>, taking place at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 11-22 March 2024.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black;background:white">Themes</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">The priority theme of the session will be
<b><i>Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.</i></b> There will also be a review of agreed conclusions of the sixty
third session, on <b><i>Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls</i></b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">UN Women supports all aspects of the Commission’s work. The Entity also facilitates the participation of civil society representatives.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Funding to cover the travel and daily allowance for the duration of the meeting is available for a
<u>limited number of applicants</u> residing in/with citizenship in the following countries: Cook Islands, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">SELECTION CRITERIA:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office will accept applications from individuals who meet the following criteria:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The focus of the applicant’s work is aligned with the CSW68 themes above.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The applicant can articulate how she/he will utilize the CSW68 experience and outcomes in her/his future work.
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T<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">he applicant is available to attend the full duration of the meeting in New York, in person.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The applicant resides in a Pacific Small Island Developing State.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The applicant is taking part in a CSW68 side event or confirmed event.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
The applicant has prior experience in engaging in intergovernmental processes or representation in government delegations in the past sessions of the CSW.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
The applicant is a member of or is well connected to a network of civil society organizations.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The applicant is willing to submit a report on their participation, with images and accompanying content for an article and/or blogpost on their participation.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The applicant is willing to contribute to and support with communications and visibility around their participation in and other Pacific related highlights at CSW68.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The applicant is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (with a US-recognised vaccine) and meets all COVID-19 travel requirements related to the respective travel.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Successful candidates will need to partner with an ECOSOC accredited civil society organization to ensure the ability to attend and participate in the CSW global convening.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The selection committee will consider diversity of representation from Pacific states, and the need to include women with intersectional representation from marginalised communities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">To apply, please send the following documents to and Anne Rehagen (</span><a href="mailto:anne.rehagen@unwomen.org" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">anne.rehagen@unwomen.org</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">)
by <u><span style="color:red">24 November, 2023</span></u>: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Letter of request addressing the selection criteria above, objective in attending, and status of other funding support</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Curriculum Vitae</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Copy of bio page of passport (<a name="m_-5191720272949203081__Hlk117670471">must have validity of at least 6 months at time of travel</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Completed and signed Individual Vendor form (attached)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Completed and signed Legal Waiver form (attached)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Proof of COVID-19 vaccination</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Confirmation of CSW68 registration (</span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/registration" target="_blank">https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/registration</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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are responsible for obtaining the appropriate visa for travel as well as covering the cost of one’s own passport, travel insurance, and costs related to COVID-19 safety measures.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">*In the event of any changes in meeting modality (i.e. in-person to virtual) due to unforeseen circumstances, applicants will
be notified that this support will be no longer be offered.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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