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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 'Talin Avades' via IDA Board <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://[mailto:IDAboard@googlegroups.com&c=E,1,Tom0mpdXmxQu6dNsxugcTRInGEYMoFxuc0n5NMTvfxK9RBG22lOWf-yYiC7wkfYDSaUMFlhHLtwUtsA7_Vrdl7M-wp5H8jW-G0kRUlY,&typo=1">[mailto:IDAboard@googlegroups.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 18 July 2017 3:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Info IDA <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://%26lt;info@ida-secretariat.org&c=E,1,YALo6zIv1TX6APcGDJJAWhme1zKV_AeIdrUSFWamSY4L-0hHgS_zDFsxUzbc6bqnAZZ4A7vNUEyzbu721p4FSpdy0bg3bVJqBuj6RX9bhwic&typo=1"><info@ida-secretariat.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IDA Board: confidential] [Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities] High-Level Political Forum: Update 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#660000">HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM </span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#660000">UPDATE</span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h3 style="margin-top:0cm"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">In this edition:</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal">1. What happened Thursday 13 - Monday 17 July<br>
2. Coming up!</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<h2 style="margin-top:0cm"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">1. What happened Thursday 13 - Monday 17 July</span></u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#CC0000">THURSDAY 13<sup>th</sup> JULY</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">MORNING SESSION: Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 14<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">During the morning session, Joseph Rono, representing the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities (SGPwD), delivered a speech on</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> weather-related
disasters and their impact on persons with disabilities. Joseph called on Governments to “ensure that persons with disabilities are actively engaged within the development and implementation of climate change and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes”. <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/sites/default/files/thurs_13_july_am.docx&c=E,1,-1UJoXXa1EQDRf5Zyl2NFtA4PnpOaIcQ993RSOvrm3Yq9OUTX9dKtEmmYZa-wPBpeSevfecgIthZyG8S6b00nyUu5WuK1skvjNprAJrT3drd0rz5eXmobR1T&typo=1">Click
here to read this prepared statement.</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><img border="0" width="372" height="207" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.png@01D3000B.8F635B90" alt="Inline images 4"></span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">AFTERNOON SESSION: </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Review of Goals / Thematic review: SDG 17 Advancing
science, technology and innovation for SDGs<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">On behalf of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities,<span style="color:black"> Berhanu Tefara highlighted the importance of </span>using of ICT and accessible and assistive technology
to improve the quality of life of persons and children with disabilities<span style="color:black">. Berhanu recommended to </span>include consistently accessibility features in international standards and that accessibility is addressed as “another key characteristic
of the digital environment aligned with the CRPD for full implementation of human rights”. <b><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/sites/default/files/thurs_13_july_pm_sti.docx&c=E,1,6A8XjJAoS_9EmRdWTKsmaR9SzEyZ0Ki1HJ7yHz15XbPzpwKpztLZ7CCDOsuG-1tvxCRm4tbwv2SZ36-ahx8fNPm9GAdPPK3Aqn3nBiPh&typo=1">Download
the statement made by Berhanu Tefara.</a></b></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">SIDE-EVENT: </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Sharing national experiences of persons with disabilities
regarding multiple and cross-cutting discrimination as core issues contributing to poverty<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">On Thursday, at lunch time, the SGPwD, in partnership with the African Disability Forum, the Disabled People’s Organisations Denmark and the European Disability Forum, organized a
side event entitled: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/sites/default/files/hlpf_side_event_flyer-sgpwd.pdf&c=E,1,UICW5dRTL2Oj3kDN-gKKLqe2keMxLwVEBa_thZyeMUQRmJxVR9JKJ2eoWPV_ZRWqsTG2Ctj72xsBHXA3adlyVHZbEZFYwILNuxVlP7xiPO8v6b5hAWJxIZDT&typo=1">“Sharing
national experiences of persons with disabilities regarding multiple and cross-cutting discrimination as core issues contributing to poverty”.</a><span style="color:black"> The event was moderated by Vladimir Cuk and featured the following speakers: Thorkild
Olesen, speaking about the European and Danish experience, Judith Umoh, addressing the national challenges of persons with disabilities in Nigeria, Jose Maria Viera, talking about the Latin-American situation and Eeva Tupi, introducing the Global Report entitled: </span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Case
Study on the Engagement of Organization of Persons with Disabilities (DPO) in Voluntary National Reviews.”<span style="background:#F3F4F9"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The side event was opened by the Ambassadors
and Permanent Representatives to the UN of Bulgaria and Austria, while closing remarks were delivered by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany. Several Member States – Australia, Ecuador, Nigeria, UK – made interventions.
The side event was co-sponsored by Argentine Republic, Austria, Germany, Ecuador, Guatemala, Lithuania, Egypt and the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#CC0000">FRIDAY 14<sup>th</sup> JULY</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">MORNING SESSION: </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Leveraging interlinkages for effective implementation of SDGs<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">On the Friday’s morning session of the HLPF, Volmir Raimondi from Brazil, provided remarks on behalf of the SGPwD. Volmir’s statement </span><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/hlpf-2017-interventions&c=E,1,LXkgc2IE-hgvUEuvYXZLCFXL2Atda8fyMxNR2hHePMAJm6ELvxRT999AfNSB9lYuXGXbNrSK-14NKL0I7xoblk3srE_8qXGFI0cWPQ71njYJf1jyOH9J8EA,&typo=1"><span style="font-weight:normal">will
be available on the IDA website shortly</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">AFTERNOON SESSION: </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Science-policy interface and emerging issues</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">During the afternoon official session of the HLPF, Berhanu Tefara presented a statement on the critical role science, technology, and innovation will play in poverty eradication and
sustainable development at large. On behalf of the SGPwD, Berhanu called on Governments to include persons with disabilities in the development of scientific and technological innovations, in existing and future policies. <b><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/sites/default/files/thurs_13_july_pm_emerging_issue_2.docx&c=E,1,kiFV7bewn6v46ieIBsE6wVPKqEtAB9jZpRbKh1Pb9lQoQixgnKuHyHc45WxipK_KuaBlNP44tOpZu37Ni0K5uAjphiTx86o_r3acOPtRrpOe&typo=1">Download
the statement made by Berhana Tefara.</a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Wrap-up session of the first week</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The President of ECOSOC and Under-Secretary General delivered the following closing remarks on Friday afternoon:</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">There are still groups who are at risk of being left behind including persons with disabilities unless corrective actions are taken.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Absence of universal health coverage, free primary and secondary education is a treat and should be part of the poverty eradication plans.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Possible measures should be taken to data disaggregation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Women and girls are affected by climate changes disasters and lack opportunities. Member states should do everything possible to empower women and girls.</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Lack of official statistics and reliable disaggregated data is a problem in monitoring and reporting both nationally and globally. Data governance should be an ongoing discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">We should encourage different methods to collect, disaggregate, analyze data and make it accessible to all.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">SIDE-EVENTS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Disaggregation of data by disability – Friday lunchtime<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The SGPwD was briefed during a lunchtime session by Stefan Trommel ILO and Mitch Loeb from the Washington Group. Both experts gave an introduction about the ongoing discussions in the UN on the disaggregation
of data by disability. Experts explained the rational behind advocating for the use of the short set of questions developed by the Washington Group as the only existing and tested tool to disaggregate data by disability. The members of the SGPwD were encouraged
to promote and to advocate for the use of the short set of questions of the WG at the national level in particular with their national statistical offices.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Closing the gender data gap: measuring poverty, disability and multi-dimensional deprivation – Friday lunchtime<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Yetnebersh Nigussie, represented the SGPwD in a side-event organized by Australia, entitled: “Closing the gender data gap: measuring poverty, disability and multi-dimensional deprivation”. Yetnebersh made
a very strong intervention addressing the importance to disaggregate data by disability when it comes to the SDGs indicators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#CC0000">SATURDAY 18 JULY </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Action for sustainable development<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">On Saturday 18 July, a joint session was organized, with </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">all the key civil society<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> of the </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Major
Groups and Other Stakeholders, at the United Nations Church Center in order to discuss citizen accountability and inclusion in the HLPF Voluntary National Review process. On this occasion, Anderson Gitonga Kiraithe, from the SGPwD, spoke on the session “Leave
no One behind” with regards to the Kenyan’s perspective on the VNR. </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">In addition, Jose Maria Viera, also part of the SGPwD, spoke on Discussion with Major Groups and Other Stakeholders, connecting regional and
national implementation and building collaboration with partners.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#CC0000"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#CC0000">MONDAY 17 JULY</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">HLPF MORNING SESSION<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#222222">The Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) have started after the Opening of the High-Level Segment (Ministerial Segment). Throughout the day, all Voluntary National Reviews had a reference to persons
with disabilities, either highlighted by Governments or through questions asked to reflect and address the situation of persons with disabilities in their respective countries.</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities spoke during the Brazil – Nepal – Luxembourg – Indonesia VNR segments. More detailed analyses of
the VNR sessions will be provided at a later stage <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/&c=E,1,l6FXgjdWsuWZASlMADzCk8oPVEjqda0ffiELS5SlMkJmpoZo98u4E0EvIlrZgzeHgQlXmkbruN1oUbig4YmkxeBPZFqK-wy9rtBcA7cvmVswgDlMU2mxdcs,&typo=1"><b>on
the IDA website</b>.</a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">PARTNERSHIPS ON THE SDGs<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">As part of the morning official panel on the Partnerships for SDGs, Colin Allen, Chair of International Disability Alliance, presented the International Disability Alliance and the International Disability
and Development Consortium’s partnership whose aim is to enhance the capacity of organizations of persons with disabilities in the Global South, monitor and implement the CRPD and 2030 Agenda, and collect and disaggregate data for persons with disabilities. <b><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/hlpf-2017-interventions&c=E,1,zJ7uSXuMAvmEYM6QYsJsWsbgwFBcStFkizblgKU4CqqKVY2md1HnOYZDHiZf0ujP3pGXiEQk3PkUqn5haogUywdHzWXjTPlH_QU2voBCo_lIhAiW&typo=1"><span style="font-weight:normal">Click
here to read the full statement</span></a></b>.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#CC0000"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:0cm"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">2. Coming up!</span></u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Continue </span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="http://webtv.un.org/">to watch the Voluntary National
Reviews</a><span style="color:black"> in the following order:</span></span></u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">09.00-10.30am <b>Belgium - Benin - Peru<br>
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">10.30-12.00am <b>Guatemala - Italy - Zimbabwe<br>
</b>12.00-02.00pm <b>Argentina - Czech Republic - Jordan - Thailand<br>
</b>03.30-05.00pm <b>Belarus - Portugal - Uruguay<br>
</b>05.00-06.30pm. <b>Nigeria - Panama – Sweden</b></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Tomorrow at 11:00, Jose Maria Viera will deliver a statement on behalf of the SGPwD, during a press conference.</span></u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Colin Allen and Ekaete Judith Umoh will be participating in the ministerial breakfast with Voluntary National Review countries on Wednesday
19 July.</span></u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We are expecting Colin Allen to deliver general statements at the end of the High-Level Political Forum.</span></u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Don’t miss!</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> Caucus Meeting
of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities. Join the meeting in person at the UN in New York (room 1525 in the Secretariat building) on Wednesday 19 July from 7pm- 9pm or join by conference call! Registration URL </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2D4A8D"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4418585772280152577&c=E,1,0SUb4YNlCFg5UFUJvk9jM9GQL-qD9dyG2ia92euN8VtSYsf88_zOGqu8fzHFcc31bv1xugZxBSL7cuclDwXRprSICcLBsiT3V_fKh7rJxninhoHzdnA,&typo=1" target="_blank">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4418585772280152577</a>. </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Webinar
ID: 250-707-627. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b>Talin Avades<br>
</b><b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">Executive Assistant <br>
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">The International Disability Alliance<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">205 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10025</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="color:black">Cell</span></b><span style="color:black">: +1 347 8131110<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">Email</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">: </span><a href="mailto:tavades@ida-secretariat.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">tavades@ida-secretariat.org</span></a><br>
<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">Web</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">: </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org&c=E,1,VfBLwXwckQDCbtOjRzLTPpt8GorfDewBNg6gb96Dm7METx5WPjnU6oBr_zIytmWo8LtirJYJVPiVYHLvRr9l7ZlPnx2cgvyrVmpgR-N0vaRfH7W_muBOiVntAA,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org</span></a><br>
<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">Skype</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black">: talinavades</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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