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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pacific Disability Forum Governing Board Convenes Its Annual Meeting Virtually<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">With the successful completion of the 2020 Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) Board election last month, the PDF governing Board begins its annual series of meetings
today, Monday, 03 August 2020 and spread over four days ending on Thursday, 06 August 2020. This event is held annually and attended by the members of the PDF governing Board in-person in Fiji. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and like most other regional
and international meetings, this meeting is being conducted virtually over the next four days; thanks to Zoom and internet connectivity.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The PDF CEO, Mr. Setareki Macanawai served as Returning Officer for the PDF Board election and together with Ms. Rose Wilkinson, CEO of Blind Citizens New Zealand,
they constituted the election Scrutineer Committee. “WE are delighted to share with you the outcome of the 2020 Board election” stated Mr. Macanawai.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Co-Chairperson (Female) – Ms. Villaney Remengesau, Omekesang, Palau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Board Member – Ms. Samantha French, PWD Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Board Member – Ms. Melita Delaibau, Fiji Association of the Deaf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Board Member – Mr. Ofeina Leka, Tonga National Visual Impairment Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Board Member –
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mr. Teweiariki Teaero, Te Toa Matoa, Kiribati</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Congratulatory messages were sent to the above individuals for taking up their positions in the PDF Board effective from August 2020. The Scrutineer Committee
also thanked all voting delegates for exercising their constitutional duty in electing the female Co-Chairperson and four Board Member positions identified above. They will join the following serving members of the Board whose positions will be open for election
in 2021:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Co-Chairperson (Male) – Mr. Latoa Halatau-Talagi, Vision Pacific Charitable Trust, New Zealand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Board Member – Ms. Mataafa Faatino Utumapu, Nuanua o le Alofa, Samoa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Board Member – Mr Mataiti Mataiti, Cook Islands National Disability Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Board Member – Ms Jacqueline Garoau, Papua New Guinea Assembly of Persons with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pacific Disability Forum has 5 women and 4 men in its 9 member governing Board who are all persons with disabilities, representing the following 9 countries:
Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga. Apart from attending to organisational business matters, the PDF governing Board will also discuss over these four days partnership and working relationship with
several key partners such as the Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Australia; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of New Zealand; CBM Australia and CBM New Zealand as well as Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Seta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Setareki S. Macanawai</span></b><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Chief Executive Officer</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Pacific Disability Forum</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">GPO Box 18458, Suva, Fiji
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Tel: +679 331 2008; +679 773 0200</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Email: Setareki.Macanawai@pacificdisability.org</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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