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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Dear colleagues,</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">The January 2013 edition of the UN-SPIDER Updates are available!</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Read or download the Updates:</font><br>
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<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about/updates/un-spider-updates-january-2013"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>http://www.un-spider.org/about/updates/un-spider-updates-january-2013</b></font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">In this issue:</font>
<p><font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>UN-SPIDER at a glance</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/job-en/6408/associate-information-systems-officerknowledge-portal-specialist-deadline-6-february"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Temporary job opening: Associate Information Systems Officer/Knowledge Portal Specialist – P2</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6382/2013-01-18t142100/partnerships-un-spider-organizes-matchmaking-workshop"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Partnerships: UN-SPIDER organizes Matchmaking Workshop</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6374/2013-01-14t101200/unoosa-activates-disasters-charter-floods-middle-east"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER activates Disasters Charter for Floods in the Middle East</u></font></a>
<li><font size="2" color="#323232" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">UNOOSA launches Social Media presence on </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UNOOSA"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Facebook</u></font></a><font size="2" color="#323232" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"> and </font><a href="https://twitter.com/UNOOSA"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Twitter</u></font></a></ul>
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<font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>News from our Regional Support Offices</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6424/2013-01-31t143300/regional-support-offices-adrc-co-organizes-asian-conference"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>ADRC co-organizes Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2013</u></font></a><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"> </font></ul>
<p><font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>News from our Community</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6360/2013-01-09t071600/esa-ice-mission-satellite-has-high-potential-flood-mapping"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>ESA: Ice mission satellite has high potential for flood mapping</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6372/2013-01-11t095500/disaster-risk-reduction-un-task-team-develops-second"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Disaster Risk Reduction: UN task team develops second Thematic Think Piece</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6375/2013-01-14t123000/roscosmos-plans-glonass-programme"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Roscosmos: Plans for GLONASS Programme</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6378/2013-01-16t163500/azerspace-azerbaijans-first-satellite-be-launched"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Azerspace: Azerbaijan's first satellite to be launched</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6392/2013-01-22t150200/international-charter-activated-floods-mozambique"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>International Charter activated for floods in Mozambique</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6380/2013-01-17t094400/beidou-china-opens-navigation-system-civilian-use"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Beidou: China opens Navigation System for Civilian Use</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6387/2013-01-21t173300/world-disasters-reports-2012-highlights-forced-migration-and"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>World Disasters Reports 2012 highlights Forced Migration and Displacement</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6400/2013-01-25t094000/german-center-satellite-based-crisis-information-launches"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>German Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information launches regular operations</u></font></a></ul>
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<p><font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>Upcoming events</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/COPUOS/stsc/2013/index.html"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>11-22 February 2013: Fiftieth session of the COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6401/2013-01-26t081800/africa-address-post-2015-disaster-resilience-agenda"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>13-15 February 2013: Fourth Africa regional platform for disaster risk reduction</u></font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/SAP/act2013/pakistan/index.html"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>11-15 March 2013: United Nations/Pakistan International Workshop on Integrated Use of Space Technologies for Food and Water Security</u></font></a></ul>
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