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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>From:</b> Jone Biudole Tikoicolo <<a href="mailto:tikoicolo@un.org" target="_blank">tikoicolo@un.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 15, 2019 10:41 AM <br>
<b>Subject:</b> "I am a Youth of a Small Island" International Competition: Call for Entries<span lang="aa-ET"><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 style="color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">We're happy to announce that the<b> <i>I am a Youth of a Small Island</i></b> competition, organized by ECLAC, DESA, ESCAP and other UN partners, has launched. The competition is open until
<b>Aug 5, 2019</b> to youth ages 15-24 to mark the mid-term review of the SAMOA Pathway. </span><span lang="aa-ET"><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 style="color:black">Submissions must reflect the reality of the Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) as a special case for sustainable development. The interpretation can
be from such angles as: economic, social, cultural, environmental or any combination of these. In keeping with the theme of sustainable development for the SIDS, this interpretation can also take the view of visioning for the future when today’s youth will
become adults. The submission must be creative, draw the viewer, keep their attention with originality and innovativeness. </span><span lang="aa-ET"><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 style="color:black">Entries for the contest can be submitted in the form of: essays, photography, visual arts, video, poetry or musical. One global winner will be selected,
together with regional winners from each of the SIDS region (AIMS, Caribbean, Pacific).</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">Registration and submission</span></b><span style="color:black">: Participants are to register using this link <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2IR2w9r&data=02%7C01%7Csetita.karikaritu%40one.un.org%7Cfdc0d0b0823743626baf08d708ac50e6%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C636987408975042158&sdata=8BW75q8%2BMON5MoP88xwFteoi6%2B91mORIe1Zw1PmJ%2Fho%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2IR2w9r</a>,
and once registered will be given instruction to submit their work. </span><span lang="aa-ET"><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 style="color:black">Attached are the Terms and Conditions of the competition, which also includes instructions for submission.</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Information can be found here <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2XAXQg2&data=02%7C01%7Csetita.karikaritu%40one.un.org%7Cfdc0d0b0823743626baf08d708ac50e6%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C636987408975042158&sdata=6rDhiQhEtmXEqFtFDekWoN9Qfj40vQfePrCFSbxBSYE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2XAXQg2</a> (available
in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish). Please help us circulate using the promo materials attached!</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Kind regards,</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">ESCAP Pacific Office</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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