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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please read more about the following announcements using the links:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Request for Information on Identity Verification Methods for SSAD Now:  <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/request-for-information-on-identity-verification-methods-for-ssad-now-open-21-6-2021-en">https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/request-for-information-on-identity-verification-methods-for-ssad-now-open-21-6-2021-en</a>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Adding Linguistic Diversity to the Domain Name Security Threat Information Collection and Reporting Project:
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/adding-linguistic-diversity-to-the-domain-name-security-threat-information-collection-and-reporting-project-14-6-2021-en">
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/adding-linguistic-diversity-to-the-domain-name-security-threat-information-collection-and-reporting-project-14-6-2021-en</a>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Participate or Observe: Expedited Policy Development Process on IDNs:  <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/participate-or-observe-expedited-policy-development-process-on-idns-3-6-2021-en">https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/participate-or-observe-expedited-policy-development-process-on-idns-3-6-2021-en</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt">Yaovi ATOHOUN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director,  Stakeholder Engagement & Operations - Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt">www.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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