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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear Civil Society Partners,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Greetings from Bangkok!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> The
<b>Third Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of the Asia Pacific</b> will take place from 24th to 25th of January 2019 in Singapore, with a one-day
<b>Major Group and Stakeholders’ Forum</b> on 23rd January 2019.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The meeting also serves as a platform for Member States and Major Groups and Stakeholders to contribute regional perspectives to the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly
(UNEA-4) that will be held in March 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">It will carry the theme: “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Major Group and Stakeholders’ Forum will aim to:
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Enable major groups and stakeholders and grassroots representatives to prepare their collective views and positions on the issues at UNEA-4 and on the agenda of the 3rd Forum of Ministers and to ensure equitable opportunities
to present those during the official sessions; </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.9pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ensure that the voice and views of major groups and stakeholders and grassroots movement in the region on the various issues in the UNEA-4 theme will be adequately and fairly presented and reflected in the Asia-Pacific regional
inputs to UNEA-4; </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="font-size:11.0pt">Provide opportunities for major groups and stakeholders and grassroots representatives from across the region to understand and deliberate on the issues in innovative solutions to environmental challenges and sustainable consumption
and production relevant to the specific situation and experiences in Asia-Pacific.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> To apply please fill in this
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIvzS0-0FX1u_c0rNEwvQ8J9rr6HEk-YBrClgzLSt7ANxLtg/viewform" target="_blank">
application form</a>. The deadline for application is no later than 30 October 2018 00:00 hrs (+07:00 UTC).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For any questions and clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Youngran<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="color:#1F3864">Young-ran Hur (Ms.)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F3864">Associate Programme Officer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F3864">Asia and the Pacific Office</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><span style="color:#1F3864">UN Environment</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F3864">UN Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F3864">Telephonel: 66-2-288-2622</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F3864"><a href="mailto:hury@un.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">hury@un.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F3864"><a href="http://www.unenvironment.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.unenvironment.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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