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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ODIDO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#2E74B5">IOC Coordinator in Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#2E74B5">IOC\u2019s Sub Commission for Africa & the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#2E74B5">UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#2E74B5">P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#2E74B5">Tel: +254 20 7621244<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E74B5"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E74B5;background:white">Background</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E74B5"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">The</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">General
Assembly of the<span style="background:white"> </span>United Nations</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">will
convene a high-level Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the Ocean Conference), from </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:red">27
June to 1 July 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal.</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red;background:white">\u202f</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:red;background:white"> </span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">More
information about the Ocean Conference, including modalities, background documents and a FAQ, is available on the Conference website at: </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif">https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">The Ocean Conference is</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">co-hosted
by the Governments of Kenya and</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Portugal,</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">and</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">it</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">comes
at a critical time as the world is strengthening its efforts to mobilize, create and drive solutions to realize the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. It</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">is
expected to</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">propel
much needed science-based innovative solutions</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">to
start</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">a new chapter
of global ocean action.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">In accordance with General Assembly resolution 73/292, the Conference will also be open to relevant stakeholders whose work is relevant to the Conference and
who are duly accredited to attend. For more details about stakeholder participation, please visit
</span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022" title="https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif">the Conference website</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">The President of the General Assembly has appointed the Permanent Representatives of Denmark and Grenada to conclude the intergovernmental consultations on the outcome declaration
of the Conference by May 2022. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="scxw64554076"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4;background:white">COP26</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">: SDG Pavilion</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">5 November 2021 marked the Ocean Action Day at COP26 in Glasgow. Several events related to the Ocean were featured</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:black">
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">at the SDG Pavilion organized by DESA:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sdg_pavilion_ocean_decade_event_final.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">The
Ocean Decade: A Global Science Movement to Unlock Climate Action</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">, organized by IOC-UNESCO</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">Peace Boat</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">Ecoship</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u2013
Sailing for the SDGs and Climate Action, organized by Peace Boat US</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">Interview</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joinundesa/videos/304795941231616" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">with Peter Thomson,
UN Special Envoy for the Ocean</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joinundesa/videos/427739465639201" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">The Road to Lisbon:
The 2022 UN</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Ocean</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Conference,</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">organized
by UN SEO, UN</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">DESA</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">and
co-hosts of UNOC</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/blue_food_at_cop_external.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Blue
Food: Businesses Bridging Nutrition Needs</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">with</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Climate
Action</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">, organized by UN Global Compact</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/seaweed_as_a_nbs_at_cop_26.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Seaweed
as a Nature-based Solution for Climate Change</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">, organized by UN Global Compact</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/1636012407919.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Linkages Between
Environmental Conferences</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">, organized by UNSEO and The Ocean Race</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/expanding_ocean_acidification_observing_capacity_to_take_action11.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Expanding
Ocean Acidification Observing Capacity to</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Take
Action</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">, organized by UNSEO and IOC-UNESCO</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060;background:white">\u202f\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">Ocean, Climate and Blue Economies for Pacific Islands, organized by The Sasakawa Peace Foundation</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/concept_note-cop26-funding_a_sustainable_blue_economy7018.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Funding
the Sustainable Blue Economy</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">, organized by UNSEO.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">For more information, including summaries of the events, please</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:black">
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">visit the SDG Pavilion website at </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/cop26/page/programme"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif">https://www.un.org/en/cop26/page/programme</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E74B5;background:white">Voluntary commitments</span><span style="color:black">\u202f</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060;background:white">As part of the 2022 Ocean Conference,</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Governments,
the United Nations system, other intergovernmental organizations, international and regional financial institutions, non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations, academic and research institutions, the scientific community, the private sector,
philanthropic</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">organizations</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">and other
actors</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">are invited
to continue to</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:black">
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">register voluntary commitments</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">or</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">initiatives
that contribute to the implementation</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">of SDG14.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">Please</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">submit</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">\u202f</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#002060">your
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