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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Please see the invitation as mentioned below from Abdelkader. Please use to encourage attendance.</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Abdelkader Bensada <abdelkader.bensada@un.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 28, 2019 12:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> James O'Rourke; Kathrine.johnsen (grida.no)<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Maryam Niamir-fuller; f.flintan (cgiar.org); Ann Waters-Bayer; Dana Kelly; barbarah@cals.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [IYRPsupportgroup] UNEA4 Breakfast</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The invitations have been signed by the division director and hopefully today will signed by the Acting Executive director.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We invited the ambassador of Norway but not the Minister. Happy to add the Minister to the list.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here is sample of invitation on the way to be signed and dispatched</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Helv",sans-serif; color:#4181C0">United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) - Direct line: +254 (0) 20 5123757, - Block 1, South Wing, First Floor</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 27, 2019 6:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kathrine.johnsen (grida.no) <Kathrine.johnsen@grida.no>; Abdelkader Bensada <abdelkader.bensada@un.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Maryam Niamir-fuller <mniafull2@gmail.com>; f.flintan (cgiar.org) <f.flintan@cgiar.org>; Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer@web.de>; Dana Kelly <danammkelly@gmail.com>; barbarah@cals.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] UNEA4 Breakfast</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Abdelkader -</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Could you please send a copy of the invitation to all on the ISG please. Or you could send it to Barbara or me and we can send it out.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Katherine - Since you will be there I am assuming you will be a key part of attending the Breakfast and delivering the IYRP message at every opportunity.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Cheers! Jim</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"> Kathrine Johnsen <</span><a href="mailto:Kathrine.Johnsen@grida.no" id="LPlnk362077" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kathrine.Johnsen@grida.no</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 27, 2019 7:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> James O'Rourke<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] UNEA4 Breakfast</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">I am happy to urge the Norwegian minister (or a substitute if has not arrived yet) to attend the meeting. Could I get the copy of the invitation so I have the details of the
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<p class="x_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Abdelkader has drafted invitations to 3 ministers (Ethiopia, Kenya, Mongolia) and to 20 Government representatives in Kenya in addition to head of FAO in Kenya and UNCCD
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<p class="x_xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Would you all please assist by urging these representatives to attend the Breakfast</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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