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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment

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UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment / Relatora Especial 🇺🇳 del DH al ambiente limpio, sano y sostenible

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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 15h
🪁 Businesses for clean air: Recording now available! On #CleanAirDay experts presented the scientific evidence on air pollution and how private actors can and must take action. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=taty...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🏭 To breathe #CleanAir, we need businesses to take action. A healthier workforce and stronger public health systems could be possible. 🎥 Watch the recording of our webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=taty...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#5YearsHR2HE 🎂🌿 I want to share with you some highlights of the commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the recognition of the human right to a healthy environment, that I hope inspire you to act to advance this human right ⬇️ 🎥 Watch the recording of the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSjk...
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 24/09/2026
The GEN was at the #HRC63 side event on "Gender, conflict, and environmental justice: The role of women human rights defenders", bringing together women human rights defenders who live at the intersections of gender, climate and conflict. @ishr.ch ▶️ ishr.ch/events/gende...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tomorrow! 🌱 Join us to celebrate 5 years since the UN Human Rights Council recognized the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Sep 24, during #HRC63 🕣 12:00–13:00 📍 Room Concordia 1, Palais des Nations. 🔴 Live: bit.ly/5yearsHRHE 🕣 4:00 CDMX | 6:00 NY | 11:00 LDN
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This Thursday! 🌱 Join us to celebrate 5 years since the UN Human Rights Council recognized the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Sep 24, during #HRC63 🕣 12:00–13:00 📍 Room Concordia 1, Palais des Nations. 🔴 Live: bit.ly/5yearsHRHE 🕣 4:00 CDMX | 6:00 NY | 11:00 LDN
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unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#MaryRobinson Speaker Series last week hosted a powerful conversation on why protecting #CivicSpace, #democratic participation and #HumanRights #Defenders is essential to delivering a #JustTransition 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iURq... 🙏 Business and Human Rights Centre @srenvironment.bsky.social
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Mary Robinson Speaker Series | Human rights defenders powering the transition to green economies
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join me to celebrate 5 years since the recognition of the human right to a healthy environment! 🗓️Thurs. September 24 🕣12:00–13:00 hrs. 📍Room Concordia 1. Palais des Nations. During the 63 Session of the Human Rights Council. 🕯️Reception: Salle des Pas Perdues, Palais des Nations, 17:30-19:00 hrs.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🪁🎥 Webinar recording now available! Watch on YouTube the webinar we held last Monday with @WGBizHRs –– @fernanda_ho –– to celebrate the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=taty...
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Businesses for Clean Air: Advancing Human Rights Through Action
September 7 is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. To celebrate it, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, Astrid Puentes…
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🪁 On Monday we're celebrating #CleanAirDay ! Join us on this webinar to discuss recommendations and pathways for businesses to advance human rights, including clean air for all. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/BusinessAir_26 🗓️ Sep 7 🕣 7:00 CDMX | 14:00 London | 15:00 CET
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🪁 Why are businesses important in tackling air pollution? On #WorldAirDay, I want to start a conversation about one key actor in pollution: businesses. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/BusinessAir_26 🗓️ Monday. September 7, 2026. 🕣 7:00 CDMX | 14:00 London | 15:00 CET
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🪁 Why are businesses important in tackling air pollution? On #International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies , I want to start a conversation about one key actor in pollution: businesses.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📢 This Friday, last day to send inputs for my next report on Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) and the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment 🔗EN bit.ly/SREnviro-EHR...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📢 Este viernes, fecha límite para enviar contribuciones para mi informe sobre personas defensoras de derechos humanos y del ambiente y el derecho a un ambiente sano 🔗Todos los detalles en este link bit.ly/SREnviro-EHR...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
📢 AUG 21st, deadline to send your inputs for my next report on Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) and the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment 🔗EN bit.ly/SREnviro-EHR...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In case you haven't seen: the Annex II, Good Practices and Effective Solutions, to my latest report on #CleanAir is now open to consultation. 🥳 This document highlights practical, successful policies, actions, and measures. 🪁 🔗 Annex II: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📢 One week to send your inputs for my next report on Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) and the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment 🔗EN bit.ly/SREnviro-EHR...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
No estaba muy segura si compartir esto: Fui incluida en la lista de l@s colombianos más influyentes en Linkedin! Una gran responsabilidad ser parte de un pequeño grupo y orgullo al ver que soy de las pocas que trabaja en protección #ambiental y en www.valoraanalitik.com/los-50-cread...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Listen to the conversation we had with Victor Madrigal-Borloz and Diego Garcia Blum about LGBTQI+ rights and the human right to a healthy environment, now available as a podcast episode on the Justice Matters series of the Harvard Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeKn...
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Our Queer Planet
This episode is part of a new series organized by co-host Diego Garcia Blum and Victor Madrigal-Burloz called Our Queer UN, where they explore the intersection between different UN mandates and…
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
📢 Límite para recibir contribuciones: 21 de agosto Personas defensoras de derechos humanos y del ambiente y el derecho a un ambiente sano 🔗Todos los detalles en este link bit.ly/SREnviro-EHR...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hoy mi corazón está con Colombia 🇨🇴🤍 Toda mi solidaridad para todas las personas, en especial, para las que rescatan, las que están siendo rescatadas, para las familias de quienes siguen desaparecidas. Deseo desde lo más profundo que todas puedan ser halladas con vida.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
📢 Límite para recibir contribuciones: 21 de agosto | Personas defensoras de derechos humanos y del ambiente y el derecho a un ambiente sano 🔗Todos los detalles en este link bit.ly/SREnviro-EHR...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
To contribute to the #ISA session, @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social and I have updated the policy brief we published last year, to include key relevant conclusions from the ICJ Advisory Opinion 🔗 www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
One year! Today marks the day the International Court of Justice published its Advisory Opinion clarifying the obligations of States on climate change The AO is already being used in courts around the world. One of the latest examples is just happening this week: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Available! 🔔 Annex II, Good Practices and Effective Solutions, to my latest report on #CleanAir is now open to consultation. It highlights practical, successful policies, actions, and measures implemented by States and other stakeholders to tackle air pollution🪁 🔗 www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Recordando al embajador Gustavo Gallón, encontré este último espacio que compartí con él, en abril: Conversación sobre derechos promovidos por Relatores de Naciones Unidas de origen colombiano www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYt_...
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Conversación sobre derechos promovidos por Relatores de Naciones Unidas de origen colombiano
YouTube video by Misión de Colombia ante la ONU en Ginebra
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🌊 ⚖️ Personas expertas de la ONU recordamos a los Estados y a @ISBAHQ que las decisiones relacionadas con la gobernanza del océano ddeben basarse en el derecho internacional y los derechos humanos, en particular, el principio de precaución 🔗 Declaración: bit.ly/3QIzjmM
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 29/06/2026
Highlighting "accountability gap" in Scope 3 emissions, UN @srenvironment.bsky.social Astrid Puentes clarifies: in face of dire effects of climate change, it's important that all emissions must be adequately assessed & considered, as affirmed by #ICJAO & #IACtHR. 🎞️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUb...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
📢 Llamado a contribuciones | Personas defensoras de derechos humanos y del ambiente y el derecho a un ambiente sano Hago una invitación a todas las personas para enviar sus aportaciones a mi 6° informe. 🔗Todos los detalles en este link bit.ly/SREnviro-EHR...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I am very excited to announce that the comic of my report ‘Ocean and Human Rights’ is available online! Here the webinar to learn more about this project, made possible thanks to Espace pour la Vie's support: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JVe... ⬇️Access in 4 languages in the next posts
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
¡Me emociona mucho anunciar que el cómic de mi informe ‘Océano y derechos humanos’ ya está disponible en línea! Aquí el webinar para saber más sobre este proyecto, que ha sido posible gracias al apoyo de Espace pour la Vie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JVe... ⬇️ Links a los 4 idiomas:
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Very interesting data: In 2023 alone, 10 million people in Thailand sought treatment for pollution-related illnesses. Breathing #CleanAir is a fundamental element of the human right to a healthy environment. This data is really worrisome www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin...
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Toxic air deadlier than tobacco
Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health. Every day, 99% of the global population breathes in invisible microparticles from dirty air, which enter our bloodstream…
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
¡Feliz día del océano! La vida de millones de personas depende directamente del océano, y la vida de todos los seres que habitamos este planeta está interconectada con él.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🌳 Hoy es día mundial del ambiente.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🌳 Today is World Environment Day.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Want to learn more about the importance of the ocean for everyone on the planet?
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
¿Quieres conocer más sobre la importancia del océano para todos los habitantes del planeta?
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#WorldOceansDay 🌊 Webinar | Join us for the presentation of the comic book 'Ocean and Human Rights' This adaptation for children and youth of my report, explores its significance to everyone on Earth, its diverse ecosystems, and the courageous actions of Indigenous Peoples in safeguarding the Ocean
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Congratulations!!!! 🎉 @wy4cj.bsky.social, PISFCC, Vanuatu, other Pacific States, Caribbean States and others that joined the core group, co-sponsored the resolution and voted in favor. The CIJ Advisory Opinion was requested by consensus and today, the vast majority of States voted in favour.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Today starts the #WHA79 and I am so happy to announce that ‘I Have The Right To Breathe Clean Air’ project is now available in 5 languages! 🪁 Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, and Purépecha! 🔗 All available here (Nuestras publicaciones): derecho.ibero.mx/aprendamosha...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
La semana pasada envié una comunicación a Chile, junto con 3 relatorías, sobre el preocupante retiro de 43 secretos ambientales. Disponible aquí: 🔗 spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
📢 Today on Global Day of Action on the UN Climate Accountability Resolution, I would like to join and remind all UN Member States to strongly support the resolution regarding the ICJ advisory opinion on climate change obligations.
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Comparto la coadvyuvancia que presenté a la Sala Constitucional de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de Costa Rica, acerca de la importancia y obligación del Estado de incluir impactos climáticos en los procesos de evaluación de impacto ambiental. 🔗 Amicus: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🌊⚖️ Thrilled to welcome the @europarl.europa.eu resolution on 'the role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture'. It's a great step to advance ocean governance including environmental and social perspectives. 🔗 Resolution: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
México: ¡Feliz Día de las Infancias! 🪁 👶🏻👧🏽👦🏾🧒🏼🧒🏻👶🏿🪁 Me alegra mucho compartirles este proyecto del #LabJAC: ‘Tengo derecho a respirar aire limpio’, una guía infantil con actividades para conocer y explorar qué significa respirar aire limpio. 🔗 bit.ly/TengoDerecho...
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unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
At opening of #SantaMarta Conference on Transitioning away from #FossilFuels, a recent reflection on #defossilization of our economies, #ClimateReparations and #TransformativeChange together with @mwewerinke.bsky.social 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8WS... @srenvironment.bsky.social
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Climate Reparations
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unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
💡 At opening of #SantaMarta Conference on Transitioning away from #FossilFuels, negotiations at UN #GeneralAssembly continue on resolution on ICJ #AdvisoryOpinion on State obligations on #ClimateChange, supported by 11 #HumanRights Special Procedures: tinyurl.com/2eyjm5fr @srenvironment.bsky.social
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UN experts urge states to support General Assembly resolution operationalising ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate obligations
GENEVA – All states must support a UN General Assembly resolution upholding the 2025 Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change obligations, UN experts* said today,...
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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
#Tanzania 🇹🇿: UN experts urge transparency and respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Ngorongoro. "Decisions affecting tens of thousands of Indigenous Peoples cannot be taken behind closed doors." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
On the 40th anniversary of Chornobyl accident, I joined to my colleague @SRToxics to express our concern at ongoing military activities that affect nuclear facilities and electricity infrastructure in Ukraine. www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Astrid Puentes, UN Special Rapporteur on Healthy Environment @srenvironment.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🌎 El #DíaDeLaTierra es un día para la reflexión, pero también de inmensa alegría y optimismo. Incluso en el contexto político y ambiental actual, marcado por la triple crisis planetaria, hay algo que debemos tener presente: todavía hay esperanza.
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