<div dir="ltr">Thank you Master. This is so true.<div><br></div><div>Many do not see education as important and it will be good to have collective action globally.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Blessed Afternoon</div><div>Mere</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:32 PM Setareki Macanawai <<a href="mailto:CEO@pacificdisability.org">CEO@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Frances Gentle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 24 January 2019 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:spevi-list@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">spevi-list@googlegroups.com</a>' <<a href="mailto:spevi-list@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">spevi-list@googlegroups.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:icevi-spevi@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">icevi-spevi@googlegroups.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Today is International Day of Education<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear friends and colleagues<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The United Nations has proclaimed today, 24<sup>th</sup> January, as International Day of Education,
in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. The UN Director General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, has released the following statement – see
<a href="https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday" target="_blank">https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<em><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-style:normal">“This day is the occasion to reaffirm fundamental principles. Firstly, education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. Secondly, education is
the most powerful force in our hands to ensure significant improvements in health, to stimulate economic growth, to unlock the potential and innovation we need to build more resilient and sustainable societies. Lastly, we urgently need to call for collective
action for education at global level."</span></em><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,118,179)">Frances Gentle</span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">
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</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Conjoint Lecturer, RIDBC Renwick Centre;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">President, International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI);
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">and Co-President, South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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