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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> ESCAP-SDD [<a href="mailto:escap-sdd@un.org">mailto:escap-sdd@un.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Juraporn Sinlapharojanapanich <<a href="mailto:sinlapharojanapanich@un.org">sinlapharojanapanich@un.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Li Stephanie Choo <<a href="mailto:stephanie.choo@un.org">stephanie.choo@un.org</a>>; Aiko Akiyama <<a href="mailto:akiyama@un.org">akiyama@un.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> ESCAP Webinar: Protecting and Empowering Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (15 May, Friday, 09:00 to 11:00, Thailand Standard Time)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues and friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-SG">Greetings from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)!</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-SG">ESCAP warmly invites you to participate in the webinar “<b>Protecting and Empowering Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic</b>” on
<b><u>15 May 2020 (Friday), 09:00 to 11:00</u></b><u>, <b>Thailand Standard Time</b></u>, organized in collaboration with Ms. Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Disability and Accessibility.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-SG">Through the sharing of good practices and innovative solutions in policy design and implementation, the webinar has the following objectives:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-SG">To identify policy gaps and challenges in addressing the acute and longer-term needs of persons with disabilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
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</span><span lang="EN-SG">To explore how governments, organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), private sector entities and other stakeholders can jointly design and implement policy solutions to protect and empower persons with disabilities to deal
with the impacts of COVID-19.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-SG">Kindly find attached the concept note and tentative programme of the webinar.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-SG">We would appreciate if you could register for the webinar online by
<b><u>11 May 2020 (Monday)</u></b>, at: <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furlzs.com%2fyopv1&c=E,1,co3zCxKWh-mg4fMPGzldMaMp5tPqC45ATRD8AMtkhTgex4MC2Pu53T7C7wQOwMAslaULcyycwJXcut-6hq1nBgBIJcYiBnMsotX27bbQQJ5Ux4hApA,,&typo=1">
https://urlzs.com/yopv1</a>. If you are unable to register online, kindly RSVP by emailing your name, designation and name of organization to
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:escap-sdd@un.org"><span lang="EN-SG">escap-sdd@un.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-SG">.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-SG">Upon receipt of your registration, we will send you the link for accessing the webinar.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-SG">Thank you very much, and I look forward to your favourable reply.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Srinivas Tata<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Director<br>
Social Development Division <br>
United Nations ESCAP <br>
Bangkok 10200, Thailand <br>
Tel: 662-288-1667<br>
Fax: 662-288-1030<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:tatas@un.org"><span style="font-weight:normal">tatas@un.org</span></a>
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