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SUMMARY:Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Operations and Gender Mainstreaming In Mediation Course (JULY)
DESCRIPTION:The objective of the course is to expand specific knowledge on gender issues with the view to applying gender perspective in all policies\, actions\, plans and procedures in integrated peace operations and to improve understanding of the role women could play in conflict prevention and conflict resolution\, and to enhance specific skills of the participants in gender sensitive conflict analysis and mediation process design.\nCourse is focused on: \n1. Gender mainstreaming on the operational and tactical levels in the different disciplines of peace operations and\n2. Gender sensitive mediation. \nThe course program is designed for: \nCivilians\, military and police officers working in international organizations\, those working in the public sector\, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions or  those preparing themselves to serve in the area of peace operations or in diplomatic services. \n  \nThe course fee will include: \nTraining activities  \nadministrative materials \nopening and closing ceremonies \nfarewell dinner and\,\n \nsightseeing tour \nPartial subsidy could be available at later stage if additional funding is provided. Those interested in partial subsidy should send CV and Motivation letter not later than 31st May. \nThe course will be conducted at Hotel M\, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 56a\, Belgrade. \nHotel M will offer special daily rates for course participants which includes: \n\n\n\nAccommodation in the single room\nBreakfast\, lunch and dinner\nTransportation to and from airport \nFree Wi-Fi\n\n\n\nIf you want to book your stay at Hotel M directly\, please request application form hotel’s booking service at office@hotel-m.com. Please emphasize in your message that you are attending the course organized by Conflux Center in order to receive the special rate. \nPlease emphasize any dietary or special food requests! \nShould you prefer\, you can arrange and pay for your accommodation at Hotel M through Conflux Center. \nParticipants are free to choose other accommodation in Belgrade\, but in that case\, transportation to and from the airport\, to and from the event(s) venue\, accommodation and meals (excluding official dinners and cocktails)\, are their own responsibilities. \nTransportation around Belgrade\, daily allowances\, visa costs and other associated cash emoluments for participants are their own responsibility or that of the organization which is sponsoring their participation. Health insurance and medical requirements depends on where the participants are residing\, in accordance to Serbian laws\, and are the personal responsibility of each participant. \nCourse Information \n\n\n\nDirector:\nGoran Topalović\n\n\nSenior Mentor:\nAmbassador Milos Strugar\, UN Senior Mediation Advisor\n\n\nVenue:\nHotel M\,\nBulevar Oslobodjenja 56a\, Belgrade\, Serbia\n\n\nDuration:\n1st – 5th July 2019\n\n\nCourse Fee:\n950 EUR\n\n\n\nDOWNLOAD COURSE PROGRAM \nAPPLY NOW
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/gender-mainstreaming-in-peace-operations-and-gender-mainstreaming-in-mediation-course-2019/
LOCATION:Hotel M\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, Bulevar Oslobođenja 56a\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190416
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SUMMARY:EAPTC 7th Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Seventh Annual Meeting of the European Association of Peace Operations Training Centres \n“A peacekeeping operation is not an army\, or a counter-terrorist force\, or a humanitarian agency. It is a tool to create the space for a nationally-owned political solution.” \nUN Secretary-General António Guterres \n  \nThe 7th annual meeting of the European Association of Peace Operations Training Centres (EAPTC)\, hosted by Conflux Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Mediation\, took place in Belgrade from the 16th – 18th of April\, 2019. \n  \nThe meeting came at a time of unprecedented challenges for peacekeepers\, as well as dynamic initiatives to strengthen the performance and facilitate concrete positive results. \nPeacekeepers face complex conflicts\, characterized by multiple adversaries\, absence of viable political processes\, transnational terrorism and organized crime. They are increasingly deployed in complicated and violent operating environments\, and confronted by asymmetric and unconventional threats. This does not only have repercussions on the security and safety of the peacekeepers\, but also on their ability to operate effectively and to implement their mandate. \nA number of initiatives\, such as the UN Secretary-General “Action for Peacekeeping”\, the reform of the UN Peace and Security Pillar\, as well as regional initiatives\, have been launched in order to address these challenges. \n  \nThe focus of these initiatives is to address primary issues such as: \n\nStrengthening the relationship between a peacekeeping mission and its host country;\nImproving the capacity to protect civilians;\nExpanding partnerships with regional and sub-regional organizations;\nStrengthening leadership\, increasing accountability\, and addressing shortfalls in performance;\nImproving the safety and security of peacekeepers;\nTaking innovative approaches on training and equipment\, including triangular partnerships and co-deployments;\nStrengthening the role of women in peacekeeping;\nAddressing resolutely allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse\, and providing support to victims and seeking justice.\n\n  \nThe seventh annual EAPTC meeting focused on several of these topics to act as a platform for discussions on how training development can follow the ever-changing demands in peace operations and help overcome the gap between aspiration and reality. The primary objective was the alignment of training to the operational needs and new realities in the field to make peacekeeping more effective and safer\, with well-equipped and well-trained forces. \nThe meeting’s program included presentations by keynote speakers and three panel discussions on specific topics. \n  \nMEETING PROGRAM \n  \nPRESENTATIONS & OTHER MEETING MATERIALS \n  \nPHOTO GALLERY \n  \nEAPTC REPORT \nVIDEO REPORT:
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/eaptc-conference/
LOCATION:Hotel M\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, Bulevar Oslobođenja 56a\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20190307T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20190307T130000
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Peacekeeping in Francophone Space
DESCRIPTION:Peacekeeping in Francophone Space \nOn the occasion of the month of Francophone in March 2019\, and also celebrating the upgrade of Serbia’s associate (from observer)\, Conflux Center and the Embassy of Egypt in Belgrade have\, in cooperation with the French Embassy\, Embassy of Belgium and the Embassy of the Kingdon of Morocco have co-organized a seminar under the title of “Peacekeeping in Francophone Space”. \nAfter the opening remarks made by  H.E. Mr. Amr Aljowaily\, Ambassador of Egypt\, Mr. Ivan Mrkić\, President of Conflux\, and H.E. Mr. Mohammed Amine Belhaj\, Ambassador of Morocco and President  of the Group of the Francophone Ambassadors in Belgrade\, introductory observations were made by H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Tasić\, acting head of the multilateral section of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, and H.E. Ms. Simona Miculescu\, head of the UN office in Belgrade. \nA discussion and the presentation of case studies ensued given by the following panelists: \n\nHE. Mr. Estanislao Angel Zawels\, Ambassador of Argentina\nMajor General Jean-Paul Deconinck\, Former Force Commander\, MINUSMA\nMr. Milan Trojanovic\, Director of Mission Support\, MINUSCA\nUN Senior Mediation Adviser\, Mr. Emmanuel Habuka Bombande\nColonel Abdelkarim Aboulghit\, Royal Armed Forces\, Kingdom of Morocco\n\n 
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/seminar-peace-keeping-in-francophonie-space/
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with Simona-Mirela Miculescu\, Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade
DESCRIPTION:Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade \nTopic: Public Communications in the Mediation Context \nInterviewer: Milos Strugar \nSimona-Mirela Miculescu has been the Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade since July 2015. Prior to this\, she was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary\, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations between 2008 and 2015. During her 24-year diplomatic career\, she has served as Spokesperson for the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, as Senior Media Advisor to the Minister (1993 and 1999)\, as Director of the Press Department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1994 and 2008)\, as Press Secretary of the Romanian Embassy in Washington D.C. (1994-1998)\, and as Senior Public Information Officer at the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (1999-2000). In 2006 and 2007\, as part of Bearing Point\, she acted as Senior Advisor for Public Outreach to the Government of Iraq\, within a USAID-funded project. Between 2000 and 2004\, she was Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of Romania (with the rank of minister)\, becoming the first woman in the Romanian diplomatic history to be granted the rank of Ambassador. \nMs. Miculescu addressed topics relating to public information\, mediation and peacekeeping\, such as: media and information management\, prior and during mediation; understanding media systems; attaining credibility and managing reputation through public communications; the role of public communications in crisis contexts; mediators’ chances to strike the right balance between the need for confidentiality and transparency. \nShe stressed crucial role of public awareness and opinion in addressing international conflicts\, which have often created the difference between war and peace. She also addressed the following important questions: How do we deal with skewed perceptions in a post-truth era dominated by fake news which could harm the search for mediated solutions of international conflicts? Will the flood of fake news in fact provoke critical thinking and a search for truth? Is it at all possible in the digital age to strike the right balance between the need for confidentiality and transparency in mediation? \nThe members of the audience were\, among others\, the participants of the mediation course organized by Conflux Center. \n 
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/fireside-chat-with-uns-ms-simona-miculescu/
LOCATION:Conflux Center\, Terazije 34\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190309
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SUMMARY:Mediation Course
DESCRIPTION:The aim of the course was to enhance specific knowledge in conflict analysis and mediation skills of the participants which could be successfully applied in emerging and ongoing crisis situations.\nThe training consisted of contributions by senior experts and practitioners in this field\, facilitated discussions\, and simulation exercises. \nThe program was designed for mid and senior level civilian\, military and police staff of international organizations\, governments\, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions with the view to enhancing their knowledge and conflict analysis and mediation skills \nThe content of the course aimed to create a platform for an exchange of experiences\, as well as the best practices and the trends in the field of mediation between participants and facilitators. \n\n \nHotel M (the venue for the course) is offering a special rate for attendees should they wish to stay at the hotel. The total fee (course fee and hotel stay\, including breakfast\, lunch and dinner)\, is 1\,825 euros. This is based on six days stay (from 02nd to 08th March) at Hotel M. \n\nCourse Information\n\n\n\nDirector:\nGoran Topalović\, Director of Operations\, Conflux Center\n\n\nSenior Mentors:\nAmbassador Milos Strugar\, UN Senior Mediation Adviser \nJulian Harston\, UN Assistant Secretary-General (Ret.)\n\n\nVenue:\nHotel M\, \nBulevar Oslobodjenja 56a\, Belgrade\, Serbia\n\n\nDuration:\n 3rd – 8th March\, 2019\n\n\n\n  \nDOWNLOAD COURSE PROGRAM \n  \nAPPLY NOW
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/mediation-course-2019/
LOCATION:Hotel M\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, Bulevar Oslobođenja 56a\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180704T190000
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with Renata Avila
DESCRIPTION:Ms. Renata Avila\, an international human rights lawyer and the Director of the International Smart Citizen Foundation\, was interviewed by Mr. Milos Strugar\, UN Senior Mediation Advisor and Executive Director of Conflux Center on 4. July 2018. \nMs. Avila addressed the issues of enhancing citizen engagement\, improving inclusion\, dialogue and grassroots action\, with a special focus on protecting human rights in the digital world. \n \n  \nRenata Avila\, Guatemalan\, is an international human rights lawyer and digital rights advocate. She is currently the director of the International Smart Citizen Foundation\, mostly operating in Latin America with offices in Santiago de Chile and Rio de Janeiro\, and also engaged in South-South Cooperation with Africa. \n  \n \n  \nSpecializing in Intellectual Property and Technology\, her work addresses the crucial intersection between human rights\, information\, technological change and the power disparities between the Global North and South. As a lawyer in Guatemala\, Avila has represented indigenous victims of genocide and other human rights abuses\, including the prominent indigenous leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum. She is also a trustee of Courage Foundation\, supporting whistleblowers\, including Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/fireside-chat-with-renata-avila/
CATEGORIES:Fireside Chat
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180702T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180706T170000
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SUMMARY:Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Operations and Gender Mainstreaming In Mediation Course
DESCRIPTION:The objective of the course was to expand specific knowledge on gender issues with the view to applying gender perspective in all policies\, actions\, plans and procedures in integrated peace operations and to improve understanding of the role women could play in conflict prevention and conflict resolution\, and to enhance specific skills of the participants in gender sensitive conflict analysis and mediation process design. \n  \nCourse is focused on: \n1. Gender mainstreaming on the operational and tactical levels in the different disciplines of peace operations and \n2. Gender sensitive mediation. \nThe course program is designed for:  \nCivilians\, military and police officers working in international organizations\, those working in the public sector\, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions or  those preparing themselves to serve in the area of peace operations or in diplomatic services. \n  \nCourse Information \n  \n\n\n\nDirector:\nGoran Topalović\n\n\nSenior Mentor:\nAmbassador Milos Strugar\, UN Senior Mediation Advisor\n\n\nVenue:\nHotel M\,\nBulevar Oslobodjenja 56a\, Belgrade\, Serbia\n\n\nDuration:\n2nd – 6th July 2018\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators:\nMs. Rana Rahal\, UNIFIL Gender Affairs Officer\n\n\n\nMs. Nicole MacNeil\, Nordic Centre For Gender In Military Operations\n\n\n\n\nMs. Talia Wohl\, Mediation Support Team\, Conflict Prevention Centre OSCE\n\n\n\n\nMs. Elisabeth E. Scheper\, Senior Mediation Advisor\, United Nations Department of Political Affairs\n\n\n\n\nMs. Zorana Antonijevic\, National Programme Officer\, OSCE Mission to Serbia\n\n\n\n\nMr. Slavko Djukic\, UN Certified Trainer\n\n\n\nDOWNLOAD COURSE PROGRAM \nAPPLY NOW
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/gender-mainstreaming-in-peace-operations-and-gender-mainstreaming-in-mediation-course/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180301T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180301T200000
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SUMMARY:Fireside chat with Kishan S. Rana
DESCRIPTION:Professor Emeritus\, former Ambassador of India\, and a joint secretary to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi \nInterviewer: Milos Strugar \nAmbassador Kishan S. Rana\, Professor Emeritus\, and a Senior Fellow at DiploFoundation. He was awarded a BA (Hon) and MA in economics\, St Stephens College Delhi. He was in the Indian Foreign Service (1960-95); and worked in China (1963-65\, 1970-72). He was Ambassador and High Commissioner for Algeria\, Czechoslovakia\, Kenya\, Mauritius\, and Germany; and consul general in San Francisco. He served as a joint secretary on staff of PM Indira Gandhi (1981-82). \nAmb. Rana is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chinese Studies\, Delhi (book review editor\, China Report); an Archives By-Fellow\, Churchill College\, Cambridge; a Public Policy Scholar\, Woodrow Wilson Centre\, Washington DC; guest faculty at the Diplomatic Academy\, Vienna; and Commonwealth Adviser\, Namibia Foreign Ministry\, 2000-01. He has lectured in about 20 countries to diplomats at foreign ministry training institutions\, and at ambassador conferences in several countries. \nHe is the author of Inside Diplomacy (2000); Managing Corporate Culture (co-author\, 2000); Bilateral Diplomacy (2002); The 21st Century Ambassador (2004); Asian Diplomacy (2007); Diplomacy of the 21st Century (2011); India’s North-East States\, the BCIM Forum and Regional Integration\, (co-author\, 2012); The Contemporary Embassy (2013); and Diplomacy at the Cutting Edge (2015). He is co-editor of Foreign Ministries (2007); and Economic Diplomacy (2011). The two books were translated into Chinese; some used as textbooks at several universities. He has written about 100 articles for academic journals and newspapers. \n 
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/fireside-chat-with-kishan-s-rana/
LOCATION:Conflux Center\, Terazije 34\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
CATEGORIES:Fireside Chat
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180226T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180226T213000
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with Karla Robin Hershey
DESCRIPTION:UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative in the Republic of Serbia \nTopic: “Dialogue for the the Future” \nInterviewer: Mr. Julian Harston\, UN Assistant Secretary-General (ret.) \nMs. Hershey presented “Dialogue for the Future” at Conflux Center on the 26th of February\, 2018\, where she addressed how sensitive political issues were addressed through the work of development UN partners at the local community level\, focusing on: \n\nPromoting inter-cultural dialogue through culture\, sports\, education\, health\nWorking in multi-cultural geographical areas\nWorking with youth\nConnecting young people from South West Serbia to the youth in other parts of Serbia and with young people in other countries across the globe (Dialogue Café)\nStudying linkages between culture and development in the context of the Post 2015 Consultations for Agenda 2030\nRelevance of the Alliance of Civilizations concept for some of the activities implemented in the past\nPromoting human security concept\n\nShe also discussed the present future planned activities in the Western Balkans Region\, namely dialogue for the future concept that promotes regional cooperation and dialogue between different communities in Serbia through culture\, youth and education focused activities. \n  \nMs. Hershey has 28 years of development and humanitarian experience. Currently she serves as the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia with 20 members on the United Nations Country Team. Prior to this\, she served as Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Maseru\, Lesotho (2012-2017). She also served with the World Food Programme as their Representative and Country Director in Swaziland (2009-2012); Deputy Country Director in Malawi (2006-2009); acting Country Director in Syria (2007); Programme\, Procurement and Public Information Officer in Tanzania (2003-2006); WFP Liaison Officer to the Special Envoy\, Bureau for East and Southern Africa\, Johannesburg (2002-2003) and\nEthiopia (2000-2002).  \nMs. Hershey began her UN career with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs as Humanitarian Affairs Officer (OCHA) in Angola (1998-2000).  Prior to joining the UN\, she served in various capacities with World Vision Relief and Development in Angola\, Rotary International in Evanston\, Illinois\, American Employee’s Association in Rwanda and United States Peace Corps in Rwanda as a Business Advisor to the Ministry of Youth and Cooperatives (Rwanda 1989 – 1993) and the\nYMCA. \nMs. Heshey holds an M.B.A in Management and B.A. in Economics and Political Science. \n 
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/fireside-chat-with-karla-robin-hershey/
LOCATION:Conflux Center\, Terazije 34\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
CATEGORIES:Fireside Chat
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180303
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SUMMARY:Mediation Course
DESCRIPTION:The aim of the course was to enhance specific knowledge in conflict analysis and mediation skills of the participants which could be successfully applied in emerging and ongoing crisis situations. \nThe training consisted of contributions by senior experts and practitioners in this field\, facilitated discussions\, and simulation exercises. \nThe content of the course aimed to create a platform for an exchange of experiences\, as well as the best practices and the trends in the field of mediation between participants and facilitators. \nThe course was preceded by a two-day international conference “Mediation\, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Emerging Paradigm” (24th-25th February 2018)\, which was organized in a partnership between Conflux Center and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. \nCourse Information \n\nDirector: \nSenior Mentors: \n\n\nMr. Goran Topalović \nAmbassador Milos Strugar\, UN Senior Mediation Adviser\nMr. Julian Harston\, UN Assistant Secretary-General (Ret.) \n\nDOWNLOAD COURSE PROGRAM
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/mediation-course-2018/
LOCATION:Hotel M\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, Bulevar Oslobođenja 56a\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
CATEGORIES:Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180226
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SUMMARY:International Conference: "Mediation\, Conflict Prevention And Resolution In The Emerging Paradigm"
DESCRIPTION:The conference brought together renowned academics\, practitioners and decision makers to present views and exchange insights on mediation as an essential tool in addressing new challenges and threats to world peace and security. It aimed to examine ways of bringing culture and intercultural dialogue into mainstream mediation\, to address new challenges in conflict prevention and resolution brought about by advances in information and digital technologies and changes in the media landscape\, as well as to look at the comparative strengths and effectiveness of various mediation actors. \n  \nH.E. Mr. Ivica Dačić\, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia delivering opening remarks \nClick Here To Read The Opening Remarks \n  \n \nPanel moderators: Ivan Mrkic\, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia\, Julian Harston\, UN Assistant Secretary-General (Ret.) and Ambassador Milos Strugar\, UN Senior Mediation Adviser. \n  \nCourse Information \n\n\n\nOpening Remarks:\nH.E. Mr. Ivica Dačić\, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia\n\n\nPanel moderators:\nMr. Ivan Mrkic\, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia\nMr. Julian Harston\, UN Assistant Secretary-General (Ret.)\nAmbassador Milos Strugar\, UN Senior Mediation Adviser\n\n\n\nDOWNLOAD LIST OF SPEAKERS
URL:https://www.confluxcenter.org/event/international-conference/
LOCATION:Hotel M\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, Bulevar Oslobođenja 56a\, Belgrade\, 11000\, Serbia
CATEGORIES:Conference
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