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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Elvin Prasad <elvin.prasad@usp.ac.fj>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 28 September 2020 1:17 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> International Day for Universal Access to Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">International Day for Universal Access to Information <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Recognizing the significance of access to information, the 74th UN General Assembly proclaimed 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To launch the 2020 International Day for Universal Access to Information and its themes, UNESCO will organize a high-level online panel,
<b>“Access to Information – Saving lives, Building Trust, Bringing Hope!”</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Register here: <a href="https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VyaUha1nQk-8IAAsIZBguA">
https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VyaUha1nQk-8IAAsIZBguA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The International Day for Universal Access to Information 2020 focuses on to the right to information in times of crisis. It also highlights the advantages of having constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees
for public access to information to save lives, build trust and help the formulation of sustainable policies through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Universal access to information means that everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information. This right is an integral part of the right to freedom of expression. The media plays a crucial role in
informing the public about issues of interest, but it relies on the ability to seek and receive information, too. Hence, the right to universal access to information is also bound up with the right to freedom of the press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">#AccessToInfoDay #RightToKnow #IDUAI #IDUAI2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Kind Regards<br>
Elvin Prasad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Regional ICT Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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