<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-1340295314709399230gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><img src="cid:ii_jsbfnjbq0" alt="world-summit-on-the-information-society-prizes-2019.jpg" width="420" height="219" style="text-align:justify;margin-right:0px"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Dear Madam/Sir, </b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Greetings from Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), </font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">BNNRC is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), accredited with UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) & SDGs Media Compact of the United Nations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">It is our great pleasure to inform you that Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)’s two projects <span class="m_-1340295314709399230m_5710479651980175161m_7900631191983985624gmail-textexposedshow"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">has recognized as the Champions of the prestigious UN </span></span>World Summit on the Information Society (<span class="m_-1340295314709399230m_5710479651980175161m_7900631191983985624gmail-textexposedshow"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">WSIS) Prizes contest</span> 2019. Projects are;</span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><i><font face="verdana, sans-serif">1. Climate justice and resilience through Community Radio at coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh, Supported by the COAST Trust, Bangladesh. </font></i></b><b><i><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://bnnrc.net/climate-justice-resilience/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">https://bnnrc.net/climate-justice-resilience/</font></a></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><i> </i></b><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><i><font face="verdana, sans-serif">2. Creating Awareness on Right to Information (RTI) through Community Radio, Supported by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), </font></i></b><b><i><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://bnnrc.net/creating-awareness-on-rti/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">https://bnnrc.net/creating-awareness-on-rti/</font></a></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><i><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">have won the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prize 2019 as the champion for the implementation of the WSIS Action Line.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">WSIS Prizes 2019 with more than two million votes cast by WSIS Stakeholders’ community. Out of 1064 nominated ICT success stories from around the world, following a comprehensive review by the Expert Group, of 1140 projects submitted by the WSIS Stakeholders’ community. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">BNNRC will be awarded the Champion’s certificates from the ITU Secretary-General during the special event dedicated to achievement, the WSIS Prizes 2019 Ceremony, on Tuesday, 9 April 2019 </span></b><b><span style="line-height:115%">during the WSIS Forum 2019 (8-12 April 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland)</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum is a global United Nations (UN) multistakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line co-/facilitators and other UN organizations (UNDESA, FAO, UNEP, WHO, UN Women, WIPO, WFP, ILO, WMO, ITC, UPU, UNODC, UNITAR, UNICEF and UN Regional Commissions). It represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. It provides an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation and sharing of best practices while identifying emerging trends and fostering partnerships, taking into account the evolving Information and Knowledge Societies. In follow up to the outcomes of the UN General Assembly Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (Res. A/70/125) and with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Res. A/70/1), the WSIS Forum is constantly evolving and strengthening the alignment between the WSIS Action Lines and the Sustainable Development Goals.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">In 2019, WSIS will celebrate its 10th anniversary of the establishment of WSIS Forum from April 8 to 12, under the theme “Information and Communication Technologies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”. WSIS Forum thereby continues to provide a platform for a “just and equal information society” for all WSIS Stakeholders as set by the Geneva Plan of Action.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">It would be mentioned that BNNRC won the WSIS Award in 2016 as the winner, </font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">supported by Free Press Unlimited, The Netherlands</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> and champion of 2017. BNNRC has been chosen for this award on account of its creative thinking, critical analysis, strong leadership and exceptional innovation of community media sector contributing towards voices of the voiceless people in rural Bangladesh.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your invaluable contribution towards BNNRC, which is a key to our success in line with community electronic media for development (CEM4D) and empowering rural people for participating in the UN WSIS Action line and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in rural Bangladesh.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">With best regards, </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-1340295314709399230m_5710479651980175161m_7900631191983985624gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><font face="georgia, serif">Bazlu</font></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">____</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR | Chief Executive Officer |</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#9900ff">[Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations]</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#ff9900"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>Research Fellow</b>, Shaping the Future of Media, Information & Entertainment</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution(4th IR)</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">House: 9/4 Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207| Bangladesh|</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Phone: +88-02-9130750| 9101479 | +88 01711881647</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Fax: 88-02-9138501 | <font color="#9900ff"><a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net" target="_blank">ceo@bnnrc.net</a> | <a href="mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com" target="_blank">bnnrcbd@gmail.com</a> |</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#9900ff"><a href="http://www.bnnrc.net" target="_blank">http://www.bnnrc.net</a></font></p><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div></div></div><div></div></div><div><font size="2" face="georgia, serif" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1rovZtcZq4Kldau6xhwK5hLAUxQXemKyO&revid=0B2fnWF1nL9MZRll0K1k4TUo1L0trSWYwdWcvNTV4NTlxRHg4PQ" width="200" height="200"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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