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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 13 December 2018 7:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IDA_CRPD_Forum] HLPF 2019 Bulletin #1!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Welcome, Mr. Jose Maria Viera, the new Permanent Representative of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities!
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">We would like to congratulate Mr. Jose Maria Viera, Chief Executive Officer of the World Blind Union, on being elected to serve as the Permanent Representative of the Stakeholder Group
 of Persons with Disabilities (SGPwD) for the next two years. As the Permanent Representative, Mr. Viera will facilitate the public representation of the SGPwD and promote and coordinate the active participation of members in national, regional and global meetings
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:gray">Don't miss this news:</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:gray"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/hlpf2019-bulletin1#Link1" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">Information on the 2019 High-level Political Forum - Webinar
 recording and presentation</span></a>.<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span></strong><br>
<strong id="m_-7842379657387981215docs-internal-guid-b5c11118-7fff-2c09-8381-86323de5ce16"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">To listen to a recording of the webinar, click
<a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7304616889073723395" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">here</span></a>. To review the presentations, click
<a href="http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/sites/default/files/webinar_presentation_-_information_on_the_2019_hlpf.docx" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">here</span></a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/hlpf2019-bulletin1#Link2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">Apply to become the Alternate Representative of the Stakeholder
 Group of Persons with Disabilities</span></a>. <br>
<strong id="m_-7842379657387981215docs-internal-guid-2715ae1d-7fff-0a0b-9345-6e2d7aa5aea1"><i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">We are inviting applications for the next Alternate Representative of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities.
 All are invited to apply. If you wish to apply, click<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sgpwd-alternative" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal"> here</span></a>. Deadline: 25th of January!</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/hlpf2019-bulletin1#Link3" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">Apply to be part of the Selection Committee to elect the Alternate
 Representative of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities</span></a>. <br>
<strong id="m_-7842379657387981215docs-internal-guid-cd8cafbb-7fff-18c6-121e-bf3f094e7d2d"><i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The Selection Committee will be reviewing applications received for the Alternate Representative. All are invited
 to apply. APPLY! If you wish to be part of the Selection Committee, apply <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sgpwd-selection-process" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">here</span></a>. Deadline: 25th of January!</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/hlpf2019-bulletin1#Link4" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">Calling for inputs for the official submission of the Stakeholder
 Group of Persons with Disabilities to HLPF 2019</span></a>. <br>
<strong id="m_-7842379657387981215docs-internal-guid-68a356a7-7fff-109c-d147-9d290f1cb377"><i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">We invite you to input into any of the chapters (education, employment, inequalities, climate change, and Goal 16)
 by filling out the form attached <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sgpwd-paper-2019" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00ADD8;font-weight:normal">here.</span></a> Deadline: 25th of January!</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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 Forums</span></a>. <br>
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