<div><div><div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,49,49)">Dear Colleague,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div style="font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><p dir="auto" style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.866667px;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:aptos,sans-serif">Paradigm Initiative will host a webinar to unpack the Zero Draft and discuss Global South stakeholders' impressions on the WSIS+20 Zero draft. The consultative webinar will gather and amplify different perspectives on the Zero Draft. It will provide an opportunity for the development of Global South feedback on the Zero Draft. You can access the WSIS+20 Zero Draft here: </p><div style="font-family:aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/WSIS%2B20_ZERO_DRAFT.pdf" style="font-family:aptos,sans-serif;font-size:1rem;color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank">https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/WSIS%2B20_ZERO_DRAFT.pdf</a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:aptos,sans-serif"><br></div><p style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></p><p dir="auto" style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.866667px;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:aptos,sans-serif">The webinar seeks to:</p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.866667px;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:aptos,sans-serif"></p><ol style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><li style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1rem">Raise awareness of the Zero Draft and allow for review of its text by Global South Actors. </li><li style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1rem">Amplify Global South stakeholders’ views on the WSIS+20 Zero Draft by ensuring their views are captured in a Global South submission to the WSIS+20 review process.</li></ol><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1rem" dir="auto">Interested stakeholders can sign up for the webinar <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mKL3Gb0CRIuKnaonrQbaZw" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1rem;color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank">here.</a> </div><p style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></p></div><span style="font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;color:rgb(49,49,49)">Best Regards, </span></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;width:400px;font-size:9pt;line-height:normal;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 6px;font-size:12pt;width:259px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(40,154,71)"><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Bridgette Ndlovu</b></font><br><font style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0)">Partnerships and Engagements Officer</font></span></font></td><td style="padding:0px 0px 6px;width:141px;text-align:right"><a href="https://paradigmhq.org/" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,122,183)"><img border="0" alt="Logo" height="36" src="https://paradigmhq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PIN-Logo-320x132px-01.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; height: 36px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"></font></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;width:400px;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(40,154,71)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </font></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;width:400px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height: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