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<font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>De :</b> Anja Gengo <anja.gengo@un.org><br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>Envoyé :</b> mercredi 17 avril 2019 07:35<br>
<b>À :</b> igfregionals@intgovforum.org<br>
<b>Objet :</b> [NRIs List] IGF 2019 Call for Travel Support</font>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/supporting-participation-at-the-igf-2019-annual-meeting">
Call for Travel Support to attend the 14th annual IGF meeting</a> is open until 30 June 2019:
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/supporting-participation-at-the-igf-2019-annual-meeting">
https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/supporting-participation-at-the-igf-2019-annual-meeting</a>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Background<span style="color:teal"><br>
</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">During the IGF 2018 meeting in Paris, the United Nations Secretary-General has called for action to increase inclusiveness in the IGF processes. Specifically, it was called
for a<i> ‘dedicated effort to include and amplify the weak and missing voices’</i>, as well as for the IGF to evolve toward a more multidisciplinary framework (<a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-address-to-the-internet-governance-forum-by-un-sg-ant%C3%B3nio-guterres">see
full speech</a>). </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Historically, the IGF community has also advised to increase diversity in the IGF processes.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">For these reasons, the IGF 2019 Host Country, Government of Germany, will support eligible stakeholders to participate at the 14<sup>th</sup> annual IGF meeting in Berlin, from 25 – 29 November
2019.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Application and Selection Process</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">All interested stakeholders are invited to submit their expressions of interest through a dedicated
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-call-for-travel-support">
form</a> at the IGF website by 30 June 2019. The IGF Secretariat/UNDESA will collaborate with the multistakeholder organizing committees of the national, regional and youth IGF initiatives (NRIs) in order to identify the most suitable candidates that will enrich
the IGF 2019 processes, but also bring long-term benefits to their respective communities from gained experience.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Potential applicants are kindly advised to consult the IGF website and review all information about the application and evaluation procedure, before submitting requests.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">IGF Secretariat</span></p>
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