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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Dear Partners </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Please find attached an opportunity from the
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) training programme for
<u>women living or from the Pacific region</u> titled <b><i>UNITAR Women’s Leadership: A Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2021</i></b>.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">The training course is designed to promote women leadership and empowerment through
<b><u>UNITAR certification towards Disaster Risk Reduction inclusive planning</u></b> that is contextualized towards their society needs.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue;background:yellow">Calls for applications are now open online via
<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapply.unitar.org%2Fprog%2FDRR2021%2F&data=04%7C01%7CKevin.Petrini%40undp.org%7C92484c5e2d8c4fa2f90708d952fa6f56%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C637632058830203021%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=U3Ee80VlntW2%2BfngUVuTYkFtRf0UtLCl%2BwVGoPLEfn8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
https://apply.unitar.org/prog/DRR2021/</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue;background:yellow">Deadline for applications is set on
<b>August 20th</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">and
<u>the course will commence on September 1st and is expected to finish on December 8</u>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">There are only 100 spots available and women from around the world can also apply
<b><u>although it is catered towards the Pacific region</u></b>. </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">The course is supported with funding from the Government and the People of Japan, and this is its sixth year running. More information can
be found in the flyer attached.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="gmaildefault"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Kind regards and do let us know if you apply!</span></i></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="gmaildefault"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Sharon</span></i></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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