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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82454

    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ [GJOMIG_ SMW ^M

    RDLDID 

    D RGDOG OMXR_ RWHJCOD^CML EMX LG[ UMJWL^GGX_

    Eghrudry 8245

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82458

    IDR ME RDLDID

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 8245?

    [GJOMIG JG^^GX

    Ngdr Rdldid Clvctgg0

    Omlkrdtujdtcmls ml ymur clvctdtcml tm sgrvg ds d Rgdog Omrps Umjultggr cl Rdldid. Ce ymu doogpt tfcsclvctdtcml, ymu wcjj hg `mclclk 822 Rgdog Omrps Umjultggrs, iäs m iglms (imrg mr jgss), wmraclktfrmukfmut tfg omultry tm prmimtg sustdcldhjg dkrcoujturg, glvcrmligltdj omlsgrvdtcml, glvcrmligltdjfgdjtf, dln tgdofclk Glkjcsf.

    Rdldid cs d stullclkjy hgdutceuj omultry wctf d edsocldtclk fcstmry dln ncvgrsg oujturg. Umjultggrsqucoajy edjj cl jmvg wctf tfg pgmpjg dln ldturdj hgduty, hut djsm omig tm rgdjczg tfdt tfgrg cs iuof wmra tm

     hg nmlg tfrmukfmut tfg omultry, ds imrg tfdl 57 pgroglt me Rdldid–s rurdj pmpujdtcml dln 37 pgroglt metfg clnckglmus pmpujdtcml jcvg cl pmvgrty.

    Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid wmras ojmsgjy wctf kmvgrliglt dkglocgs, lmlkmvgrligltdj mrkdlczdtcmls (LKMs),dln omiiulcty pdrtlgrs tm ciprmvg tfg jcvgs me Rdldidlcdls „ gspgocdjjy tfmsg jcvclk cl rurdj dlnclnckglmus drgds. [g try tm pjdog d scklcecodlt id`mrcty me Umjultggrs cl omiiulctcgs cl wctf fckfomlogltrdtcmls me pmvgrty. Dt jgdst ?2 pgroglt me Umjultggrs drg pjdogn wctf trdnctcmldjjy ulngrsgrvgnclnckglmus krmups, clojunclk tfg Lkîhg, Hukjã, Gihgrä, dln [mulddl. ^fgsg Umjultggrs jgdrl tfgjdlkudkg me tfg clnckglmus krmup cl dnnctcml tm _pdlcsf. Mtfgrs wmra wctf trdnctcmldj Jdtclm omiiulctcgstfrmukfmut tfg omultry.

    Mlog ymu drrcvg ymu wcjj spgln ymur ecrst 42 wggas cl trdclclk „ d eul, cltglsg, ofdjjglkclk, dlnrgwdrnclk gxpgrcglog. Smu wcjj fdvg clluigrdhjg mppmrtulctcgs tm jgdrl dhmut ymursgje, Rdldid, dln cts

     pgmpjg. C dsa gdof me ymu tm omig wctf dl mpgl icln. Hrclk ymur sglsg me dnvglturg dln ymur sglsg mefuimr. Hg prgpdrgn tm wmra fdrn. C almw ermi iy mwl gxpgrcglog ds d Umjultggr cl Hmjcvcd tfdt ymu wcjj

     hg gljckftglgn dln fuihjgn hy ymur Umjultggr gxpgrcglog.

    _grvclk ds d Rgdog Omrps Umjultggr cs lmt dl gdsy `mh. [g gxpgot ymu tm drrcvg wctf d omiictiglt tmwmra prmegsscmldjjy wctf ymur omiiulcty pdrtlgrs dln tm hg d rmjg imngj dln pmsctcvg clejuglog, gdrlclk

    tfg rgspgot me hmtf omiiulcty igihgrs dln Umjultggr pggrs.

    Ofgoa mut tfg wghsctg me rgturlgn Rdldid Umjultggrs dt pdldidpov.lgt1 ymu idy wdlt tm omltdot smigrgturlgn Umjultggrs tm jgdrl imrg dhmut sgrvcog cl Rdldid.

    C jmma emrwdrn tm ymur drrcvdj dln wmraclk wctf ymu cl Rdldid.

    ¡_djunms y lms vgims prmltm!

    Ncdlg OdrdzdsOmultry Ncrgotmr

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 8245>

    ^DHJG ME OML^GL^_wgjomig Jgttgr.............................................................................................................................................. ? 

    Omrg Gxpgotdtcmls emr Rgdog Omrps Umjultggrs ............................................................................................ 5 

    Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid Fcstmry dln Rrmkrdis ................................................................................................. ; 

    Fcstmry me tfg Rgdog Omrps cl Rdldid ..................................................................................................... ; 

    Rgdog Omrps Rrmkrdiiclk cl Rdldid ...................................................................................................... ; 

    Omultry Mvgrvcgw0 Rdldid dt d Kjdlog ....................................................................................................... 6 

    Fcstmry ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 

    Kmvgrliglt .............................................................................................................................................. 6 

    Gomlmiy ................................................................................................................................................... 6 

    Rgmpjg dln Oujturg.................................................................................................................................... 3 

    Xgsmurogs emr Eurtfgr Clemridtcml .............................................................................................................. 42 

    Kglgrdj Clemridtcml Dhmut Rdldid ....................................................................................................... 42 

    Omllgot [ctf Xgturlgn Umjultggrs dln Mtfgr Clvctggs ......................................................................... 44 

    Mljclg Drtcojgs/Ourrglt Lgws _ctgs Dhmut Rdldid ............................................................................... 44 

    Cltgrldtcmldj Ngvgjmpiglt _ctgs Dhmut Rdldid .................................................................................... 44 

    Xgomiiglngn Hmmas ............................................................................................................................. 48 

    Hmmas Dhmut tfg Fcstmry me tfg Rgdog Omrps ..................................................................................... 48 

    Hmmas ml tfg Umjultggr Gxpgrcglog ................................................................................................... 48 

    Hmmas Dhmut Rdldid ......................................................................................................................... 48 

    Jcvclk Omlnctcmls dln Umjultggr Jcegstyjg ................................................................................................ 4? 

    Omiiulcodtcmls ..................................................................................................................................... 4? 

    Fmusclk dln _ctg Jmodtcml ..................................................................................................................... 4? 

    Jcvclk Djjmwdlog dln Imlgy Idldkgiglt .......................................................................................... 4> 

    Emmn dln Ncgt ......................................................................................................................................... 4> 

    ^rdlspmrtdtcml ......................................................................................................................................... 47 

    _mocdj Dotcvctcgs ...................................................................................................................................... 47 

    Rrmegsscmldjcsi, Nrgss, dln Hgfdvcmr .................................................................................................... 45 

    Rgrsmldj _degty ....................................................................................................................................... 45 

    Xgwdrns dln Erustrdtcmls ....................................................................................................................... 4; 

    Rgdog Omrps ^rdclclk .................................................................................................................................. 46 

    Mvgrvcgw me Rrg-_grvcog ^rdclclk .......................................................................................................... 46 

    Tudjceyclk emr _grvcog ............................................................................................................................ 46 

    ^goflcodj ^rdclclk .................................................................................................................................. 43 

    Jdlkudkg ^rdclclk .................................................................................................................................. 43 

    Ormss-Oujturdj ^rdclclk .......................................................................................................................... 43 

    Fgdjtf ^rdclclk ....................................................................................................................................... 82 

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82457

    _degty dln _gourcty ^rdclclk .................................................................................................................. 82 

    Dnnctcmldj ^rdclclks Nurclk Umjultggr _grvcog ..................................................................................... 82 

    Smur Fgdjtf Odrg cl Rdldid ...................................................................................................................... 84 

    Fgdjtf Cssugs cl Rdldid ......................................................................................................................... 84 

    Fgjpclk Smu _tdy Fgdjtfy ...................................................................................................................... 84 

    Idcltdclclk Smur Fgdjtf ........................................................................................................................ 84 

    [migl–s Fgdjtf Clemridtcml  ................................................................................................................. 88 

    Smur Rgdog Omrps Igncodj Act ............................................................................................................... 88 

    Hgemrg Smu Jgdvg0 D Igncodj Ofgoajcst ................................................................................................ 8? 

    _degty dln _gourcty cl Ngptf ...................................................................................................................... 87 

    Edotmrs tfdt Omltrchutg tm Umjultggr Xcsa .............................................................................................. 87 

    _tdyclk _deg0 Nml–t Hg d ^drkgt emr Orcig  ............................................................................................ 85 

    _uppmrt ermi _tdee .................................................................................................................................. 8; 

    Meecog me Ucotci Dnvmodoy .................................................................................................................... 8; 

    Orcig Ndtd emr Rdldid .......................................................................................................................... 8; 

    Umjultggr _degty _uppmrt cl Rdldid ...................................................................................................... 86 

    Ncvgrscty dln Clojuscml Mvgrvcgw .............................................................................................................. 83 

    Ncvgrscty dln Clojuscml dt Smur _ctg ...................................................................................................... 83 

    Ormss-Oujturdj Omlscngrdtcmls ................................................................................................................ ?2 

    [fdt Ickft d Umjultggr Edog= ............................................................................................................... ?2 

    Rmsschjg Kglngr Xmjg Cssugs .............................................................................................................. ?2 

    Rmsschjg Cssugs emr Umjultggrs me Omjmr ............................................................................................. ?4 

    Rmsschjg Cssugs emr Jgshcdl, Kdy, Hcsgxudj, ^rdlskglngr, Tugstcmlclk/Tuggr, Djjy (JKH^TD)Umjultggrs .......................................................................................................................................... ?? 

    Rmsschjg Cssugs emr Umjultggrs wctf Ncsdhcjctcgs ................................................................................ ?> 

    Rmsschjg Cssugs emr Umjultggr Omupjgs ............................................................................................... ?> 

    Rmsschjg Xgjckcmus Cssugs emr Umjultggrs ........................................................................................... ?5 

    Rmsschjg Cssugs emr 72+ Umjultggrs .................................................................................................... ?5 

    Ergqugltjy Dsagn Tugstcmls ....................................................................................................................... ?6 

    [gjomig Jgttgrs ermi Rdldid Umjultggrs ................................................................................................ >2 

    Rdoaclk Jcst ................................................................................................................................................ >5 

    [fdt Lmt tm Hrclk .............................................................................................................................. >6 

    Rrg-Ngpdrturg Ofgoajcst .............................................................................................................................. 72 

    Omltdotclk Rgdog Omrps Fgdnqudrtgrs ........................................................................................................ 78 

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82455

    OMXG GVRGO^D^CML_ EMX RGDOG OMXR_ UMJWL^GGX_

    Cl wmraclk tmwdrn eujecjjclk tfg Rgdog Omrps icsscml me prmimtclk wmrjn pgdog dln ercglnsfcp, ds dtrdclgg dln Umjultggr, ymu drg gxpgotgn tm nm tfg emjjmwclk0

    4.  Rrgpdrg ymur pgrsmldj dln prmegsscmldj jceg tm idag d omiictiglt tm sgrvg dhrmdn emr d eujj tgrime 8; imltfs

    8. 

    Omiict tm ciprmvclk tfg qudjcty me jceg me tfg pgmpjg wctf wfmi ymu jcvg dln wmra dln, cl nmclksm, sfdrg ymur sacjjs, dndpt tfgi, dln jgdrl lgw sacjjs ds lggngn

    ?.  _grvg wfgrg tfg Rgdog Omrps dsas ymu tm km, ulngr omlnctcmls me fdrnsfcp ce lgogssdry, dln wctftfg ejgxchcjcty lggngn emr geegotcvg sgrvcog

    >.  Xgomklczg tfdt ymur suoogsseuj dln sustdcldhjg ngvgjmpiglt wmra cs hdsgn ml tfg jmodj trust dlnomlecnglog ymu hucjn hy jcvclk cl, dln rgspgoteujjy cltgkrdtclk ymursgje cltm, ymur fmst omiiulctydln oujturg

    7.  Xgomklczg tfdt ymu drg rgspmlschjg 8> fmurs d ndy, ; ndys d wgga emr ymur pgrsmldj omlnuot dln prmegsscmldj pgremridlog

    5.  Glkdkg wctf fmst omultry pdrtlgrs cl d spcrct me ommpgrdtcml, iutudj jgdrlclk, dln rgspgot;.  [mra wctfcl tfg rujgs dln rgkujdtcmls me tfg Rgdog Omrps dln tfg jmodj dln ldtcmldj jdws me tfg

    omultry wfgrg ymu sgrvg6.

     

    Gxgrocsg `unkiglt dln pgrsmldj rgspmlschcjcty tm prmtgot ymur fgdjtf, sdegty, dln wgjj-hgclk dlntfdt me mtfgrs

    3.  Xgomklczg tfdt ymu wcjj hg pgrogcvgn cl ymur fmst omultry dln omiiulcty ds d rgprgsgltdtcvg metfg pgmpjg, oujturgs, vdjugs, dln trdnctcmls me tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs me Digrcod

    42. Xgprgsglt rgspmlschjy tfg pgmpjg, oujturgs, vdjugs, dln trdnctcmls me ymur fmst omultry dlnomiiulcty tm pgmpjg cl tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs hmtf nurclk dln emjjmwclk ymur sgrvcog 

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 8245;

    RGDOG OMXR_/RDLDID FC_^MXS DLN RXMKXDI_

    Fcstmry me tfg Rgdog Omrps cl Rdldid^fg Rgdog Omrps fds d jmlk fcstmry cl Rdldid. ^fg ecrst Umjultggrs hgkdl wmra cl 435? dln omltclugnsgrvclk cl Rdldid ultcj Idy 43;4. Cl Eghrudry 4332, tfg Rdldidlcdl kmvgrliglt dsagn tfg Rgdog Omrpstm rgturl, dln tfg prmkrdi fds omltclugn wctfmut cltgrruptcml gvgr sclog.

    ^fg ogltrdj kmdj me Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid cs tm prmimtg sustdcldhjg omiiulcty ngvgjmpiglt, cl pdrtlgrsfcp wctf Rdldidlcdl dkglocgs dln LKMs, cl Rdldid–s pmmrgst dln imst idrkcldjczgn rgkcmls.Gdof prm`got fds sgotmr-spgoceco kmdjs rgjdtgn tm tfcs omiictiglt. Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid–s vcscml cs tm hgrgomklczgn ds d ngvgjmpiglt jgdngr dln pdrtlgr me ofmcog tfdt cs omiicttgn tm grdncodtclk pmvgrty,

     prmimtclk smocdj `ustcog, dln emstgrclk ormss-oujturdj ulngrstdlnclk. Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid wmras cl pdrtlgrsfcp wctf mtfgrs tm prmimtg sustdcldhjg smjutcmls cl tfg drgds me fgdjtf, sdlctdtcml, dkrcoujturg,glvcrmliglt, dln tgdofclk Glkjcsf, prmimtclk tfg ncklcty me pgmpjg dln tfgcr odpdocty tm ciprmvg tfgcrmwl jcvgs.

    Rdldid odig tm d orctcodj `uloturg cl cts fcstmry wfgl tfg Rdldid Odldj trdlsegrrgn tm Rdldidlcdldutfmrcty dln omltrmj cl 4333. ^fmukf tfg omultry fds gl`mygn d rmhust gomlmiy nurclk tfg pdst egwygdrs nug tm ngvgjmpiglt dln dl gomlmico hmmi cl Rdldid Octy, tfg kdcls drg lmt wcngjy sfdrgn hyRdldid's cltgrcmr, wfgrg 57 pgroglt me tfg pmpujdtcml omltclugs tm jcvg cl pmvgrty. Cl tfgsg rurdj drgds,Umjultggrs wmra wctf omiiulctcgs dln pdrtlgr dkglocgs tm iggt tfg ofdjjglkgs me pmvgrty. Hy fgjpclkomiiulctcgs dln jmodj dkglocgs kdcl doogss tm rgsmurogs, Umjultggrs edocjctdtg d imrg geecocgltommrncldtcml dln cipdot tfdt odl jdst wgjj detgr tfg Umjultggrs fdvg jget.

    Rgdog Omrps Rrmkrdiiclk cl RdldidDpprmxcidtgjy ;72 Rgdog Omrps Umjultggrs sgrvgn cl Rdldid ermi 435? ‟ ;4. Imrg tfdl ;72 Umjultggrsfdvg sgrvgn sclog 4332 dln dhmut 822 drg ourrgltjy cl sgrvcog. Umjultggrs drg dsscklgn tm mlg me emur

     prm`gots0 omiiulcty glvcrmligltdj omlsgrvdtcml (OGO), sustdcldhjg dkrcoujturg systgis (_D_),glvcrmligltdj fgdjtf (GF), dln tgdofclk Glkjcsf (^G).

    Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid prm`gots metgl mvgrjdp sm Umjultggrs odl hgst iggt tfg lggns me tfgcr omiiulctcgs(c.g. d OGO Umjultggr idy tgdof Glkjcsf). Cl idly sctudtcmls, ct cs hmtf fgjpeuj dln lgogssdry emrUmjultggrs tm hg vgrsgn cl tmpcos mutscng tfgcr sgotmr. ^fg krmulnwmra emr suof cltgkrdtcml csdoomipjcsfgn nurclk tfg trdclclk pgrcmn dln suhsgquglt cl-sgrvcog trdclclk sgsscmls.

    Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid wmras tm iggt tfg krmwclk lggns me rurdj Rdldidlcdls. Ormss-sgotmr prmkrdiiclksuppmrts FCU/DCN_ gnuodtcml, clemridtcml tgoflmjmky ngvgjmpiglt, ymutf ngvgjmpiglt, glgrky pmvgrty,dln kglngr gqucty.

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82456

    OMWL^XS MUGXUCG[0 RDLDID D^ D KJDLOG

    FcstmryRdldid–s gdrjy fcstmry wds sfdpgn hy tfg dihctcmls me Gurmpgdl pmwgrs. Cl 4724, Xmnrckm ng Hdstcnds me_pdcl omlnuotgn tfg ecrst Gurmpgdl gxpjmrdtcml me Rdldid. Mlg ygdr jdtgr, Ofrcstmpfgr Omjuihus vcsctgnRdldid dln gstdhjcsfgn d sgttjgiglt cl tfg Ndrcgl prmvclog. Cl 474?, Udsom Luôgz ng Hdjhmd ncsomvgrgntfdt tfg cstfius wds clnggn tfg pdtf hgtwggl tfg Odrchhgdl _gd dln tfg Rdoceco Mogdl. Rdldid qucoajy

     hgodig tfg ormssrmdns me _pdcl–s gipcrg cl tfg Lgw [mrjn, sgrvclk ds tfg trdlsegr pmclt emr kmjn dln

    scjvgr hgclk sfcppgn ermi _mutf Digrcod dln _pdcl.

    Imngrl Rdldidlcdl fcstmry fds hggl sfdpgn hy tfg omlstruotcml me d trdls-cstfius odldj, wfcof fdn hgglglvcscmlgn sclog tfg hgkcllclk me _pdlcsf omjmlczdtcml. Ermi 4662 tm 4322, d Erglof omipdly ulngrEgrncldln ng Jgssgps dttgiptgn, ulsuoogsseujjy, tm omlstruot d sgd-jgvgj odldj ml tfg sctg me tfg prgsgltRdldid Odldj. Cl Lmvgihgr 432?, wctf W._. glomurdkgiglt dln Erglof ecldlocdj suppmrt, Rdldid

     prmojdcign cts clngpglnglog dln scklgn tfg Fdy-Huldu-Udrcjjd ^rgdty wctf tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs.

    ^fg trgdty krdltgn rckfts tm tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs cl d zmlg rmukfjy 42 icjgs wcng dln 72 icjgs jmlk, wfgrgcltfg Wlctgn _tdtgs wmujn hucjn d odldj1 tfgl dniclcstgr, emrtcey, dln ngegln ct ‚cl pgrpgtucty.’ Cl 434>, tfg

    Wlctgn _tdtgs omipjgtgn tfg gxcstclk 72-icjg (6?-acjmigtgr) jmoa odldj, mlg me tfg wmrjn–s krgdtgstglkclggrclk trcuipfs. ^fg gdrjy 4352s idragn tfg hgkcllclk me sustdclgn prgssurg cl Rdldid emrrglgkmtcdtcml me tfcs trgdty. Cl 43;;, W._. Rrgscnglt @ciiy Odrtgr scklgn d lgw trgdty wctf RdldidlcdlRrgscnglt Kglgrdj Midr ^mrrc`ms cl wfcof omltrmj me tfg odldj rgvgrtgn tm tfg Rdldidlcdl pgmpjg mlNgogihgr ?4, 4333.

    KmvgrligltRdldid cs d rgprgsgltdtcvg ngimordoy wctf tfrgg hrdlofgs me kmvgrliglt. ^fg ;4 igihgrs me tfgulcodigrdj Jgkcsjdtcvg Dssgihjy drg gjgotgn hy ncrgot, sgorgt vmtg emr ecvg-ygdr tgris. ^fg gxgoutcvg

     hrdlof clojungs d prgscnglt dln vcog prgscnglt, wfm djsm drg gjgotgn emr ecvg-ygdr tgris. Cl Idy 824>,Rdldid gjgotgn cts ourrglt prgscnglt, @udl Odrjms Udrgjd. ^fg clngpglnglt, dppmcltgn `uncocdry omlscsts med _uprgig Omurt, trchuldjs, dln iulcocpdj omurts. Dl dutmlmimus gjgotmrdj trchuldj supgrvcsgs vmtgrrgkcstrdtcml, tfg gjgotcml prmogss, dln vdrcmus pmjctcodj pdrty dotcvctcgs. ^fg nmicldlt pmjctcodj pdrtcgs fdvgfcstmrcodjjy hggl tfg Ngimordtco Xgvmjutcmldry Rdrty dln tfg Rdldigôcstd (Drlujecstd) Rdrty.

    ^fg clnckglmus rgsgrvdtcmls cl Rdldid idcltdcl d ngkrgg me pmjctcodj dutmlmiy. Djtfmukf tfgcrkmvgrligltdj struoturgs vdry smigwfdt, gdof idcltdcls d trchdj fcgrdrofy.

    GomlmiyRdldid–s gomlmiy cs fgdvcjy rgjcdlt ml tfg sgrvcog clnustrcgs, suof ds tfg Rdldid Odldj, hdlaclk,trdlspmrtdtcml, clsurdlog, wdrgfmusclk, dln tfg Omjÿl Ergg Pmlg (tfg wmrjn–s sgomln-jdrkgst ergg-trdngzmlg detgr Fmlk Amlk). ^fgsg sgrvcogs doomult emr lgdrjy ;2 pgroglt me krmss nmigstco prmnuot.Idluedoturclk dln omlstruotcml clnustrcgs omltrchutg dhmut 4> pgroglt tm KNR, wfcjg dkrcoujturgomltrchutgs mljy 5 pgroglt. Ds tfgsg eckurgs ickft sukkgst, imst me Rdldid–s wgdjtf cs kglgrdtgn cl urhdl

    rgkcmls, wfgrg imrg tfdl fdje me cts ?.? icjjcml octczgls jcvg.

    ^fg Rdldid Odldj, d id`mr emous me husclgss dotcvcty, omltrchutgs dhmut 7 pgroglt tm tfg ldtcml–s clomig.Mwlgn dln mpgrdtgn hy tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs sclog cts cldukurdtcml cl 434>, tfg odldj hgodig tfg smjg

     prmpgrty me Rdldid cl Ngogihgr 4333. [ctf tfg trdlsegr me tfg odldj, W._. icjctdry hdsgs wgrg ojmsgn. D puhjco Rdldidlcdl omrpmrdtcml lmw mpgrdtgs tfg odldj. Rmrt dln Rdldid Odldj-rgjdtgn dotcvctcgs, djmlkwctf iclclk, omlstruotcml, tmurcsi, pgtrmjgui rgeclclk, hrgwclk, dln sukdr icjjclk, drg prm`gotgn smurogsme euturg krmwtf.

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82453

    D rgoglt Wlctgn Ldtcmls rgpmrt fckfjckftgn prmkrgss cl pmvgrty rgnuotcml ermi 8224 ‟ 2;1 mvgrdjj pmvgrtyegjj ermi ?; pgroglt tm 83 pgroglt, dln gxtrgig pmvgrty egjj ermi 43 pgroglt tm 48 pgroglt. Fmwgvgr,Rdldid stcjj fds mlg me tfg imst ulgqudj clomig ncstrchutcmls cl Jdtcl Digrcod.

    Rgmpjg dln Oujturg

    Rdldid fds jmlk sgrvgn ds d ormssrmdns hgtwggl mogdls dln omltclglts, dln cts clnckglmus pmpujdtcmlsfdvg wctlgssgn tfg drrcvdj me ciickrdlts ermi djj mvgr tfg wmrjn. ^fg pmpujdtcml omlscsts me igstczm(icxgn Gurmpgdl dln clnckglmus), _pdlcsf, clnckglmus, Ofclgsg, dln [gst Clncdl krmups. Djtfmukf tfgoujturg, oustmis, dln jdlkudkg me Rdldidlcdls drg prgnmicldltjy Odrchhgdl dln _pdlcsf, oujturdj lmriscl Rdldid vdry ermi rgkcml tm rgkcml dln dimlk smocdj ojdssgs. _pdlcsf cs tfg meecocdj dln nmicldltjdlkudkg, hut Glkjcsf cs d omiiml sgomln jdlkudkg dimlk tfmsg me [gst Clncdl dlogstry. Dnnctcmldjjdlkudkgs, spmagl hy clnckglmus pmpujdtcmls, clojung Gihgrä, Kuld, [mulddl, Lkîhg, Hukjã, dln^grchg mr Ldsms. Imst me tfg omultry cs Xmidl Odtfmjco1 fmwgvgr, Gvdlkgjcodjs, @gws, Hunnfcsts, dlnmtfgr rgjckcmus omiiulctcgs gxcst cl dln drmuln Rdldid Octy.

    Ds cts ncvgrscty ickft sukkgst, Rdldid cs rcof cl emjajmrg dln pmpujdr trdnctcmls. Cl drgds wfgrg _pdlcsfrmmts rul nggp, wmigl wgdr tfg ldtcmldj nrgss, odjjgn d pmjjgrd, nurclk jmodj egstcvdjs dln emr trdnctcmldj

    emja ndlogs jcag tfg tdihmrctm. Gxprgsscmls me clnckglmus oujturg rdlkg ermi Kuld tgxtcjgs odjjgn imjds tmtfg trdnctcmldj Lkîhg nrgss, tfg ldkud. ^fg Gihgrä pgmpjg drg djsm wgjj-almwl emr tfgcr ordets, wfcofclojung cltrcodtg tdkud lut odrvclks, dln emr tfgcr trdnctcmldj ndlog, odjjgn glnc sdodr. Djmlk tfg Odrchhgdlomdst, wfgrg Derm-Dltcjjgdl clejuglogs nmicldtg, d icx me oujturgs cs ncspjdygn cl tfg Derm-omjmlcdjomlkm ndlogs. 

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 824542

    XG_MWXOG_ EMX EWX^FGX CLEMXID^CML

    Emjjmwclk cs d jcst me wghsctgs emr dnnctcmldj clemridtcml dhmut tfg Rgdog Omrps dln Rdldid dln tmomllgot ymu tm rgturlgn Umjultggrs dln mtfgr clvctggs. Rjgdsg aggp cl icln tfdt djtfmukf tfg Rgdog Omrpstrcgs tm idag surg djj tfgsg jclas drg dotcvg dln ourrglt, tfg Rgdog Omrps odllmt kudrdltgg ct. Ce ymu nm lmtfdvg doogss tm tfg Cltgrlgt, vcsct ymur jmodj jchrdry. Jchrdrcgs meegr ergg Cltgrlgt usdkg dln metgl jgt ymu

     prclt clemridtcml tm tdag fmig.

    D lmtg me odutcml0 Ds ymu sure tfg Cltgrlgt, hg dwdrg tfdt ymu idy ecln hujjgtcl hmdrns dln ofdt rmmis clwfcof pgmpjg drg ergg tm gxprgss mpclcmls dhmut tfg Rgdog Omrps hdsgn ml tfgcr mwl gxpgrcglogs,clojunclk omiiglts hy tfmsg wfm wgrg ulfdppy wctf tfgcr ofmcog tm sgrvg cl tfg Rgdog Omrps. ^fgsgmpclcmls drg lmt tfmsg me tfg Rgdog Omrps mr tfg W._. kmvgrliglt, dln pjgdsg aggp cl icln tfdt lm twm

     pgmpjg gxpgrcglog tfgcr sgrvcog cl tfg sdig wdy.

    Kglgrdj Clemridtcml Dhmut Rdldid_tdtg.kmv^fg Ngpdrtiglt me _tdtg–s  wghsctg cssugs hdoakrmuln lmtgs pgrcmncodjjy dhmut omultrcgs drmuln tfgwmrjn. Ecln Rdldid dln jgdrl imrg dhmut cts smocdj dln pmjctcodj fcstmry. Smu odl djsm km tm tfg sctg–scltgrldtcmldj trdvgj sgotcml tm ofgoa ml omlnctcmls tfdt idy deegot ymur sdegty.

    Kpm.kmv/jchrdrcgs/puhjco/^fg W._. Kmvgrliglt Ruhjcsfclk Meecog puhjcsfgs omultry stuncgs cltgricttgltjy.

    jowgh8.jmo.kmv/ern/os/osfmig.ftij^fg Jchrdry me Omlkrgss prmvcngs fcstmrcodj dln smocmjmkcodj ndtd ml luigrmus omultrcgs.

    fttp0//ulstdts.ul.mrk/ulsn/pmoagthmma/[mrjn]_tdtcstcos]Rmoagthmma]824?]gnctcml.pneWlctgn Ldtcmls rgsmurog hmma wctf 824? stdtcstcodj omultry ndtd

    Ndtd.ul.mrkWlctgn Ldtcmls sctg wctf jclas tm ndtd ermi W.L. igihgr omultrcgs

    [cacpgncd.mrk_gdrof emr Rdldid tm ecln gloyojmpgncd-typg clemridtcml. Lmtg0 Ds [cacpgncd omltglt cs usgr-kglgrdtgn,clemridtcml idy hg hcdsgn dln/mr lmt vgrcecgn.

    [mrjnhdla.mrk ^fg [mrjn Hdla Krmup–s icsscml cs tm eckft pmvgrty dln ciprmvg tfg jcvclk stdlndrns me pgmpjg cl tfg

    ngvgjmpclk wmrjn. Ct cs d ngvgjmpiglt hdla tfdt prmvcngs jmdls, pmjcoy dnvcog, tgoflcodj dsscstdlog, dlnalmwjgnkg-sfdrclk sgrvcogs tm ngvgjmpclk omultrcgs tm rgnuog pmvgrty. ^fcs sctg omltdcls d jmt meclemridtcml dln rgsmurogs rgkdrnclk ngvgjmpiglt.

    Ndtd.wmrjnhdla.mrk/omultryRrmvcngs clemridtcml ml ngvgjmpiglt clncodtmrs ml omultrcgs, clojunclk pmpujdtcml, kglngr, ecldlocdj, dlngnuodtcml, dln ojcidtg ofdlkg stdtcstcos.

    http://www.state.gov/http://www.gpo.gov/libraries/public/http://www.lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.htmlhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/World_Statistics_Pocketbook_2013_edition.pdfhttp://www.data.un.org/http://dc-na01.peacecorps.gov/agency%20folders/@Agency_All/D_C/Welcome%20Book%20Template%20Update/wikipedia.orghttp://www.worldbank.org/http://www.worldbank.org/http://www.data.worldbank.org/countryhttp://www.data.worldbank.org/countryhttp://www.worldbank.org/http://dc-na01.peacecorps.gov/agency%20folders/@Agency_All/D_C/Welcome%20Book%20Template%20Update/wikipedia.orghttp://www.data.un.org/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/World_Statistics_Pocketbook_2013_edition.pdfhttp://www.lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.htmlhttp://www.gpo.gov/libraries/public/http://www.state.gov/

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 824544

    Omllgot [ctf Xgturlgn Umjultggrs dln Mtfgr ClvctggsXROU.mrk^fcs cs tfg sctg me tfg Ldtcmldj Rgdog Omrps Dssmocdtcml, idng up me rgturlgn Umjultggrs. Ml tfcs sctg ymuodl ecln jclas tm djj tfg [gh pdkgs me tfg ‚Ercglns me’ krmups emr imst omultrcgs me sgrvcog, omiprcsgn meemrigr Umjultggrs wfm sgrvgn cl tfmsg omultrcgs. ^fgrg drg djsm rgkcmldj krmups tfdt ergqugltjy kgttmkgtfgr emr smocdj gvglts dln jmodj vmjultggr dotcvctcgs. Mr km strdckft tm tfg Ercglns me Rdldid sctg0

    fttp0//www.pdldidpov.lgt/  

    RgdogOmrps[mrjnwcng.mrk^fcs sctg, fmstgn hy d krmup me rgturlgn Umjultggr wrctgrs, cs d imltfjy mljclg puhjcodtcml me gssdys dlnUmjultggr doomults me tfgcr Rgdog Omrps sgrvcog.

    Mljclg Drtcojgs/Ourrglt Lgws _ctgs Dhmut RdldidWL.mrk/Lgws/^fg Wlctgn Ldtcmls lgws sgrvcog prmvcngs omvgrdkg me cts igihgr stdtgs dln clemridtcml dhmut tfgcltgrldtcmldj pgdogaggpclk mrkdlczdtcml–s dotcmls dln pmsctcmls.

    UMDlgws.omi

    Umcog me Digrcod, tfg W._. kmvgrliglt–s iujtcigncd hrmdnodstgr, egdturgs omvgrdkg me lgws drmuln tfgwmrjn.

    tfgpdldidlgws.omi ^fg Rdldid Lgws cs dl mljclg lgwspdpgr (cl Glkjcsf).

    jdtcllgws.omi[ghsctg emr Jdtcl Digrcodl lgws, wfcof prmvcngs gomlmico dln pmjctcodj clemridtcml ml Jdtcl Digrcod(cl Glkjcsf).

    omultryrgpmrts.mrk/omultry.dspx=omultrycn9463&omultryLdig9Rdldid[ghsctg prmvcnclk ngtdcjs ml Rdldid–s fcstmry. 

     pdldidclem.omiD kucng tm tmurcsi, husclgss, dln jceg cl Rdldid

    jdft.omi^fg Jdtcl Digrcodl Fgrdjn ^rchulg prmvcngs lgws ermi tfg [gstgrl Fgicspfgrg, clojunclk ergqugltdrtcojgs rgjdtgn tm Rdldid.

    jdgstrgjjd.omi.pdMlg me sgvgrdj Rdldidlcdl lgwspdpgrs dvdcjdhjg mljclg (cl _pdlcsf)

    www.prglsd.omi

    Rdldidlcdl lgwspdpgr dvdcjdhjg mljclg (cl _pdlcsf)

    Cltgrldtcmldj Ngvgjmpiglt _ctgs Dhmut Rdldidusdcn.kmv/jmodtcmls/jdtcl]digrcod]odrchhgdl/ W._. Dkgloy emr Cltgrldtcmldj Ngvgjmpiglt 

    ulnp.mrk.pd/plunpdldid/ Wlctgn Ldtcmls Ngvgjmpiglt Rrmkrdiig (_pdlcsf) 

    http://www.rpcv.org/http://www.panamapcv.net/http://www.panamapcv.net/http://www.peacecorpsworldwide.org/http://www.un.org/news/http://www.voanews.com/http://www.thepanamanews.com/http://www.thepanamanews.com/http://www.latinnews.com/http://www.countryreports.org/country.aspx?countryid=189&countryName=Panamahttp://www.panamainfo.com/http://www.laht.com/http://www.laestrella.com.pa/http://www.prensa.com/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/http://www.undp.org.pa/pnudpanama/http://www.undp.org.pa/pnudpanama/http://www.undp.org.pa/pnudpanama/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/http://www.prensa.com/http://www.laestrella.com.pa/http://www.laht.com/http://www.panamainfo.com/http://www.countryreports.org/country.aspx?countryid=189&countryName=Panamahttp://www.latinnews.com/http://www.thepanamanews.com/http://www.voanews.com/http://www.un.org/news/http://www.peacecorpsworldwide.org/http://www.panamapcv.net/http://www.rpcv.org/

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 824548

    cedn.mrk Cltgrldtcmldj Euln emr Dkrcoujturdj Ngvgjmpiglt 

    cie.mrk/gxtgrldj/omultry/RDL Cltgrldtcmldj Imlgtdry Euln

    Xgomiiglngn Hmmas

    Hmmas Dhmut tfg Fcstmry me tfg Rgdog Omrps

    4.  Fmeeidl, Gjczdhgtf Omhhs. ‚Djj Smu Lggn cs Jmvg0 ^fg Rgdog Omrps dln tfg _pcrct me tfg4352s.’ Odihrcnkg, ID0 Fdrvdrn Wlcvgrscty Rrgss, 8222.

    8.  Xcog, Kgrdjn ^. ‚^fg Hmjn Gxpgrciglt0 @EA–s Rgdog Omrps.’  Lmtrg Ndig, CL0 Wlcvgrscty me Lmtrg Ndig Rrgss, 4367.

    ?.  _tmssgj, _omtt. ‚_drkg0 ^fg Jceg dln ^cigs me _drkglt _frcvgr.’  [dsfclktml, NO0 _ictfsmlcdlClstctutcml Rrgss, 822>.

    >.  Igcsjgr, _tdljgy. ‚[fgl tfg [mrjn Odjjs0 ^fg Clscng _tmry me tfg Rgdog Omrps dln cts Ecrst 72Sgdrs.’ Hmstml0 Hgdoml Rrgss, 8244.

    Hmmas ml tfg Umjultggr Gxpgrcglog

    4.  Ncrjdi, _fdrml. ‚Hgymln _chgrcd0 ^wm Sgdrs cl d Emrkmttgl Rjdog .’ _dltd Hdrhdrd, OD0 Io_gdsHmmas, 822>.

    8.  Odsghmjt, Idr`mrcg NgImss. ‚Idrkdrctd0 D Kudtgidjdl Rgdog Omrps Gxpgrcglog.’ Kck Fdrhmr,[D0 Xgn Dppjg Ruhjcsfclk, 8222.

    ?.  Grnidl, _drdf. ‚ Lclg Fcjjs tm Ldihmladfd0 ^wm Sgdrs cl tfg Fgdrt me dl Dercodl Ucjjdkg.’ LgwSmra Octy0 Rcodnmr, 822?.

    >.  Fgssjgr, Rgtgr. ‚Xcvgr ^mwl0 ^wm Sgdrs ml tfg Sdlktzg.’ Lgw Smra Octy0 Rgrgllcdj, 8224.7.  Agllgny, Kgrdjnclg gn. ‚Ermi tfg Ogltgr me tfg Gdrtf0 _tmrcgs mut me tfg Rgdog Omrps.’ _dltd

    Imlcod, OD0 Ojmvgr Rdra Rrgss, 4334.5.  ^fmisgl, Imrctz. ‚Jcvclk Rmmr0 D Rgdog Omrps Ofrmlcojg.’ _gdttjg0 Wlcvgrscty me [dsfclktml

    Rrgss, 433; (rgprclt).

    Hmmas Dhmut Rdldid

    4.  Jdhrut, Icofgjg. ‚Kgttclk tm Almw Rdldid.’ Gj Nmrdnm, Xgpuhjco me Rdldid0 EmousRuhjcodtcmls, 433;.

    8.  IoOujjmukf, Ndvcn. ‚^fg Rdtf Hgtwggl tfg _gds0 ^fg Orgdtcml me tfg Rdldid Odldj0 46;2-434>.’ LS0 _ciml & _ofustgr, 822>.

    ?.  _t. Xgkcs, Jmucs. ‚Jmlgjy Rjdlgt Rdldid.’ Emmtsordy, Ucotmrcd1 Jmlnml0 Jmlgjy RjdlgtRuhjcodtcmls, 822>.

    >.  [mmnwdrn, Hmh. ‚^fg Omiidlngrs.’ L.S.0 _ciml & _ofustgr, 8228.

    http://www.ifad.org/http://www.ifad.org/http://www.imf.org/external/country/PANhttp://www.imf.org/external/country/PANhttp://www.imf.org/external/country/PANhttp://www.ifad.org/

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82454?

    JCUCLK OMLNC^CML_ DLN UMJWL^GGX JCEG_^SJG

    Omiiulcodtcmls

    Idcj

    Emr tfg ecrst lclg wggas cl-omultry (prg-sgrvcog trdclclk), rgjdtcvgs dln ercglns odl idcj ymu dt tfg dnnrgss hgjmw.

    OWGXRM NG RDPGncecocm 8>2, ?gr RcsmOdjjg Uéotmr CkjgscdsOcundn ngj _dhgr, OjdytmlOmrrgkcicgltm ng DloÿlRdldid, Xgp. Ng Rdldid

    D^^GL^CML0 ‚SMWX LDIG’

    Mlog ymu fdvg hggl dsscklgn tm d sctg dln swmrl cl ds d Umjultggr, ymu odl sgln ymur lgw dnnrgss tmercglns dln edicjy. Ct–s d kmmn cngd tm  gstdhjcsf d rgkujdr pdttgrl me omiiulcodtcml wctf ercglns dlnrgjdtcvgs cl tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs, sclog tfgy idy hgomig omlogrlgn ce tfgy nm lmt fgdr ermi ymu emr dlgxtglngn pgrcmn me tcig. Idcj sgrvcog tm mr ermi Rdldid cs edcrjy ulprgncotdhjg0 Ct odl tdag 42 ndys tmimrg tfdl d imltf emr d jgttgr mr pdoadkg tm drrcvg.

    ^gjgpfmlgs

    Cltgrldtcmldj pfmlg sgrvcog tm dln ermi Rdldid cs kmmn omipdrgn tm idly omultrcgs. Ucrtudjjy djj jdrkgoctcgs fdvg rgjcdhjg pfmlg sgrvcog, dln idly sidjj tmwls fdvg puhjco pfmlgs ermi wfcof rgscnglts odlidag dln rgogcvg odjjs emr d egg. Djj Umjultggrs fdvg d ogjjpfmlg dln smig mpt emr d sidrtpfmlg. Ogjjujdr

     pfmlgs drg djsm wcngjy dvdcjdhjg dln rgdsmldhjy prcogn, hut wg rgomiigln tfdt tfg Umjultggr wdct ultcj sctg dllmulogiglt tm huy d ogjjpfmlg, ds omvgrdkg ngpglns ml tfg prmvcngr. Djsm, ct cs imrg gxpglscvg tmrgprmkrdi d ogjjpfmlg ermi tfg W._. tfdl tm purofdsg mlg cl Rdldid. Xdtgs drg dhmut $4 emr d ?2-iclutg

     pfmlg odjj tm tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs. _ckldj cs sprgdnclk tfrmukfmut tfg omultry hut smig Umjultggrs, idcljyglvcrmligltdj fgdjtf dln sustdcldhjg dkrcoujturg, idy edog cssugs wctf idaclk odjjs ermi tfgcromiiulctcgs.

    ^fg pfmlg luihgr me tfg Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid meecog cl Rdldid Octy cs 244.72;.?4;.??221 tfg edxluihgr cs 244.72;.?4;.??>>.

    Omiputgr, C ltgrlgt, dln Gidcj Doogss

    Cltgrlgt doogss cl Rdldid cs sprgdnclk. Djj prmvclocdj odpctdjs dln idly mtfgr jdrkg tmwls fdvg Cltgrlgtodegs. Omllgotcml spggns tgln tm hg sjmw, hut tfg sgrvcog cs rgdsmldhjy prcogn dln mtfgrwcsg rgjcdhjg.Cltgrlgt doogss emr Umjultggrs cs dvdcjdhjg ergg dt tfg Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid meecog. Djimst djj Umjultggrs

     hrclk d omiputgr mr tdhjgt. (Ds d lmtg, Umjultggrs drg rgqucrgn tm suhict d rgpmrt twcog d ygdr tfdt iust hg

    suhicttgn vcd d [clnmws mr Ido omiputgr.) _mig sctgs wcjj lmt fdvg gjgotrcocty hut smjdr pdlgjs odl hg purofdsgn cl Rdldid mr d omiiulcty igihgr mr tfg jmodj stmrg idy meegr ofdrkclk dt d prcog. Kglgrdjjy,ymu wcjj lmt almw ce ymur sctg wcjj fdvg gjgotrcocty ultcj jdtgr ml, nurclk prg-sgrvcog trdclclk. _fmujn ymuofmmsg tm hrclk gjgotrmlcos, ct cs ymur rgspmlschcjcty tm idcltdcl dln clsurg tfgi.

    Fmusclk dln _ctg Jmodtcml^fg sidjj dln igncui-sczgn omiiulctcgs (pmpujdtcmls me 422 tm 42,222) cl wfcof Umjultggrs jcvg dlnwmra drg jmodtgn ermi mlg tm 45 fmurs ermi Rdldid Octy. Jcag imst Rdldidlcdls, Umjultggrs jcvg cl

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82454>

    scipjg omlorgtg hjmoa fmusgs wctf ogiglt ejmmrs dln omrrukdtgn tcl rmmes mr wmmngl futs wctf ncrt ejmmrsdln pdji tfdtof rmmes, ngpglnclk ml tfg jmodtcml me tfgcr sctg. _clog jcvclk wctf d edicjy prmvcngs spgocdjclsckft cltm Rdldidlcdl oujturg, ciprmvgs jdlkudkg sacjjs, dln edocjctdtgs cltgkrdtcml cltm tfg omiiulcty,ymu iust jcvg wctf d fmst edicjy nurclk trdclclk dln ymur ecrst tfrgg imltfs dt ymur sctg. Detgr tfdt, ymuidy ofmmsg tm jcvg djmlg.

    Clnckglmus omiiulctcgs kglgrdjjy fdvg tfg imst rustco jcvclk omlnctcmls, dln tfgy odl hg rgimtg._migtcigs kgttclk tm d omiiulcty idy rgqucrg dt jgdst dl fmur dln d fdje wdja mr d rcng cl d nukmutodlmg. Imst fmusgs cl urhdl dln fckfjy pmpujdtgn drgds fdvg rullclk wdtgr clscng mr mutscng tfg fmusg.Cl smig odsgs, ct cs lgogssdry tm hmcj wdtgr dln dnn ofjmrclg tm idag ct sdeg tm nrcla (ds d kglgrdj rujg,

     hmcjclk wdtgr wcjj hg tfg sdegst dln imst rgjcdhjg wdy tm ncsclegot ymur wdtgr). Cl smig rurdj sctgs, dln clidly clnckglmus omiiulctcgs, wdtgr iust hg mhtdclgn ermi sprclks mr strgdis. Idly fmigs fdvg dscipjg pct jdtrclg, hut jdtrclg omlstruotcml cs metgl mlg me d Umjultggr–s ecrst dotcvctcgs. Gjgotrcocty djsmvdrcgs ngpglnclk ml tfg sctg. Smu iust hg ejgxchjg cl ymur fmusclk dln sctg gxpgotdtcmls dln wcjjclk tmdndpt tm tfg ncsomiemrts tfdt omig wctf rurdj jcvclk.

    Jcvclk Djjmwdlog dln Imlgy IdldkgigltUmjultggrs rgogcvg d imltfjy djjmwdlog cl jmodj ourrgloy „ Hdjhmd „ (W._. nmjjdrs drg usgn cl Rdldid ds

    wgjj) tfdt cs sueecocglt tm jcvg dt tfg jgvgj me tfg jmodj pgmpjg. ^fg djjmwdlog omvgrs emmn, fmusclk,fmusgfmjn suppjcgs, ojmtfclk, trdlspmrtdtcml tm dln ermi wmra, utcjctcgs, rgorgdtcml dln gltgrtdcliglt, dlnclocngltdj gxpglsgs. Rgdog Omrps Umjultggrs drg gxpgotgn tm jcvg dt d jgvgj tfdt cs omipdrdhjg wctf tfdt metfgcr fmst omultry omultgrpdrts. ^fg Rgdog Omrps ncsomurdkgs Umjultggrs ermi suppjgigltclk tfgcr jcvclkdjjmwdlog wctf eulns ermi fmig.

    Nurclk ymur ecrst tfrgg imltfs cl Rdldid ymu wcjj rgogcvg d wggajy djjmwdlog tm omvgr tfg jcictgn omstsymu wcjj clour cl ymur trdclclk omiiulcty.

    Hy tfg tcig ymu eclcsf trdclclk dln drg swmrl cl ds d Umjultggr, Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid wcjj mpgl d hdladoomult emr ymu dln ngpmsct ymur imltfjy jcvclk djjmwdlog cl Hdjhmd, tfg jmodj ourrgloy, wfcof csgqucvdjglt tm tfg W._. nmjjdrs, cltm tfcs doomult.

    Umjultggrs drg gxpgotgn tm jcvg dt tfg sdig gomlmico jgvgj ds tfg pgmpjg cl tfgcr omiiulcty sm tfgysfmujn lmt rgjy ml eulns agpt dt d W._. hdla doomult mr suppjgiglt tfgcr clomigs wfcjg cl-omultry. Lmtgtfdt wfcjg Rdldid cs clgxpglscvg rgjdtcvg tm tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs, ct cs gxpglscvg omipdrgn wctf idly me ctsOgltrdj Digrcodl lgckfhmrs. Rrcogs cl Rdldid Octy drg omipdrdhjg tm tfmsg cl tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs.

    [fgl d Umjultggr glns fcs mr fgr sgrvcog, tfg Rgdog Omrps wcjj ngpmsct tfg trdlsctcml euln cl tfgUmjultggr–s W._. hdla doomult. Umjultggrs wcjj prmvcng d W._. hdla doomult luihgr tm tfg Rgdog Omrps

     prcmr tm ngpdrturg emr sgrvcog tfrmukf d sgourg pmrtdj.

    Emmn dln Ncgt^fg Rdldidlcdl ncgt vdrcgs doomrnclk tm tfg rgkcml dln tfg gtflco idagup me tfg pmpujdtcml hut imst

    metgl omlscsts me rcog, hgdls, hdldlds mr pjdltdcls, yuod (odssdvd), dln omrl. Xcog dln hgdls (acnlgy hgdls, jgltcjs, hjdoa-gygn pgds) cs tfg stdpjg ncsf. Omrl cs sgrvgn cl idly kucsgs hut cs usudjjy krmuln, hmcjgn, mr ercgn. _dlomofm cs d trdnctcmldj ncsf (smigwfgrg hgtwggl d smup dln d stgw) prgpdrgn wctf dvdrcgty me vgkgtdhjgs dln ofcoagl. Cl sgdsml cl imst rurdj drgds, dl drrdy me eructs cs dvdcjdhjg, clojunclkidlkmgs, pdpdyds, pclgdppjgs, dvmodnms, mrdlkgs, dln kudldvdlds (smursmps). ^fg dvdcjdhcjcty me kdrnglvgkgtdhjgs, suof ds tmidtmgs, swggt pgppgrs, dln ououihgrs, vdrcgs doomrnclk tm tfg rgkcml dln tfgsgdsml. Idly Umjultggrs stdrt d kdrngl tm suppjgiglt wfdt tfgy ecln cl emmn stmrgs. ^fg imst omiimligdts drg ofcoagl dln hgge, wfcof drg metgl nggp-ercgn mr stgwgn. ^fgsg igdts, wfgl sgrvgn tmUmjultggrs, drg metgl cltglngn tm gxprgss dpprgocdtcml emr tfgcr ercglnsfcp mr wmra. ^fg rurdj pmmr rdrgjy

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    gdt ofcoagl dln hgge, dln clnckglmus omiiulctcgs cl pdrtcoujdr oustmidrcjy fdvg d imrg jcictgn ncgt,wfcof idy omlscst prcidrcjy me hmcjgn krggl hdldlds dln rmmt vgkgtdhjgs, suof ds yuod. Ecsf cs dvdcjdhjgspmrdncodjjy cl omdstdj rgkcmls dln rcvgrscng omiiulctcgs.

    Imst jdrkgr tmwls dln octcgs fdvg dt jgdst mlg rgstdurdlt tfdt wcjj hg edicjcdr, suof ds IoNmldjn–s, AEO,Rczzd Fut, _uhwdy, mr Ndcry Tuggl. Imst djsm fdvg supgridragts wfgrg ymu odl huy d wcng vdrcgty me

    emmns dln cipmrtgn kmmns.

    _mig Umjultggrs drg vgkgtdrcdls, hut egw Rdldidlcdls emjjmw tfgsg ncgts. Umjultggrs kglgrdjjy iustidag nm wctf tfg emmn dvdcjdhjg dt tfgcr sctgs, hut tfgy smigtcigs odl huy emmn cl Rdldid Octy mr d

     prmvclocdj odpctdj.

    ^rdlspmrtdtcmlImst sctgs drg sgrvgn hy rgkujdr puhjco trdlspmrtdtcml, hut Umjultggrs dsscklgn tm clnckglmus mr vgry rurdjomiiulctcgs idy djsm trdvgj hy hmdt, ofcvd (iclchus mr truoa), fmrsghdoa, mr emmt. Ofcvd trdlspmrtdtcml cskglgrdjjy rgjcdhjg cl tfg nry sgdsml hut idy hg imrg jcictgn cl tfg rdcly sgdsml. [fgl iunny rmdnomlnctcmls jcict doogss hy ofcvd, smig Umjultggrs fdvg tm wdja emr mlg mr twm fmurs tm kgt tm tfgcr sctgs.Emr rgorgdtcmldj trdvgj, hus sgrvcog cs dvdcjdhjg ermi Rdldid Octy tm djimst djj nmigstco ngstcldtcmls dln

     pjdogs tm tfg lmrtf tfrmukf Omstd Xcod. Fmwgvgr, lm rmdns pdss smutf ermi Rdldid tm Omjmihcd nug tmtfg fgdvcjy emrgstgn Ndrcgl Kdp. ^murcst ngstcldtcmls cl Rdldid tfdt drg lmt rgdofdhjg hy hus drgdoogsschjg hy pjdlg. Cltgrldtcmldj ejckfts jgdvg ermi Rdldid Octy dln Ndvcn.

    Kgmkrdpfy dln Ojcidtg

    Rdldid cs jmodtgn ml tfg ldrrmwgst dln jmwgst pdrt me Ogltrdj Digrcod. Dt 83,?22 squdrg icjgs (;;,268squdrg acjmigtgrs), tfg _-sfdpgn cstfius cs sjckftjy sidjjgr tfdl _mutf Odrmjcld. Rdldid fds twmomdstjclgs, djmlk tfg Odrchhgdl _gd tm tfg lmrtf dln tfg Rdoceco Mogdl tm tfg smutf, dln hmrngrs Omjmihcdtm tfg gdst dln Omstd Xcod tm tfg wgst. ^fg omultry cs ncvcngn cltm 42 prmvclogs, pjus tfg clnckglmusrgsgrvdtcmls me Gihgrä-[mulddl, Kuld-Sdjd, Idnukdlnc, Lkîhg-Hukjã, dln [drkdlnc.

    Rdldid fds d trmpcodj ojcidtg wctf tgipgrdturgs rdlkclk ermi ;2 ‟ 32 ngkrggs Edfrglfgct. [fcjg tfgrg cs

    jcttjg sgdsmldj vdrcdtcml, tfgrg cs d nry sgdsml ermi @dludry tfrmukf Idrof dln d rdcly sgdsml ermi Dprcjtfrmukf Ngogihgr. ^fulngrstmris drg omiiml nurclk tfg rdcly sgdsml, hut tfg omultry cs mutscng tfgfurrcodlg trdoa. Drgds dt fckfgr djtctungs drg ommjgr dln usudjjy rgogcvg imrg prgocpctdtcml tfdl tfgjmwjdlns.

    Rdldid–s jdlnsodpg vdrcgs ermi prmvclog tm prmvclog, dln gdof prmvclog fds cts mwl hgduty. ^fg trmpcodjglvcrmliglt suppmrts d jdrkg vdrcgty me ejmrd dln eduld, clojunclk mrofcns, hrmigjcdns, edhujmus qugtzdjs,mvgr 422 vdrcgtcgs me fuiiclkhcrns, omlg`ms pcltdnms (jdrkg lmoturldj rmnglts), dln dridncjjms. Emrgstsomvgr >2 pgroglt me tfg jdln. ^fg nmicldlt tmpmkrdpfcodj egdturg cs tfg ogltrdj spclg me fckfjdlns odjjgntfg Omrncjjgrd Ogltrdj tfdt emris tfg omltclgltdj ncvcng. ^fg fckfgst gjgvdtcml cs tfg Hdru vmjodlm, jmodtgnlgdr tfg hmrngr wctf Omstd Xcod, wfcof rcsgs tm djimst 44,772 eggt (?,722 igtgrs). ^fg omdstdj drgds drgjdrkg pjdcl wctf kgltjy sjmpclk fcjjs. Rdldid fds lgdrjy 722 rcvgrs, imst me tfgi lmt ldvckdhjg. ^fg

    Ofdkrgs cs mlg me tfg jmlkgst dln imst vctdj me tfg dpprmxcidtgjy 472 rcvgrs tfdt ejmw cltm tfg Odrchhgdl.

    _mocdj Dotcvctcgs^fg imst pmpujdr smocdj dotcvctcgs cl Jdtclm drgds usudjjy drg ndlogs (hdcjgs) wctf trdnctcmldj tépcom iusco.Jdrkgr tmwls pgrcmncodjjy clvctg hdlns tm pjdy dln kdtfgr mvgr twm mr tfrgg ndys tm wdtof d hujjeckft(iuof jgss hjmmny tfdl tfg _pdlcsf vgrscml) mr odltdngrd (d erggstyjg sclkclk hdttjg) dln rgomlvglg dtlckft emr d ndlog. Hgodusg me Rdldidlcdls– wcjjclklgss tm sfdrg tfgcr oujturg, gvgl Umjultggrs wctf lmtdjglt emr ndloclk drg jcagjy tm jgdvg Rdldid almwclk fmw tm ndlog tm tépcom. D omiiml wdy tm hrclk tfgomiiulcty tmkgtfgr cl rurdj sctgs cs d `ultd, cl wfcof pgmpjg omipjgtg dl dotcvcty suof ds hucjn d hdihmm

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    mr wmmngl fmusg mr fdrvgst rcog. Emmn dln nrclas drg prmvcngn tm tfg pdrtcocpdlts, dln egstcvctcgs odl jdstwgjj cltm tfg lckft. Cl Derm-Dltcjjgdl drgds, ndlogs djsm drg pmpujdr, tfmukf tfg styjgs me iusco drg iuofimrg ncvgrsg. Rrmhdhjy tfg imst pmpujdr ndtg ml gvgry Rdldidlcdl odjglndr cs Odrldvdj, tfg gqucvdjgltme Idrnc Krds. Emr tfg emur ndys jgdnclk up tm Dsf [gnlgsndy, Rdldidlcdls kdtfgr cl ogrtdcl octcgs tmogjghrdtg ulngr tfg sul dln wdtof gjdhmrdtg ejmdts pdrdng tfrmukf tfg strggts dt lckft.

    Emridj smocdj dotcvctcgs drg jgss ergquglt cl clnckglmus omiiulctcgs tfdl cl Jdtclm drgds. Gjdhmrdtgndlogs drg rdrg, dln ndloclk cs usudjjy rgsgrvgn emr cipmrtdlt omiiulcty eulotcmls. _pmltdlgmus kgt-tmkgtfgrs dt pgmpjg–s fmigs drg prmhdhjy tfg imst omiiml dotcvcty. Metgl, omiiulcty iggtclks drg tfgmljy moodscml emr wfcof dl gltcrg omiiulcty omlvglgs.

    Umjultggrs drg glomurdkgn tm spgln tfg id`mrcty me tfgcr tcig cl tfgcr omiiulctcgs, wmraclk dlnsmocdjczclk wctf Rdldidlcdls. ^fg Rgdog Omrps dttgipts tm pjdog Umjultggrs lgdr mlg dlmtfgr emrtgoflcodj dln gimtcmldj suppmrt. Hgdutceuj hgdofgs drg pjgltceuj, dln mutnmmr dotcvctcgs drg dvdcjdhjgdjimst gvgrywfgrg. [fgl vcsctclk Rdldid Octy, Umjultggrs fdvg luigrmus mppmrtulctcgs emr ncvgrscml,suof ds imvcg tfgdtgrs, omeegg hdrs, rgstdurdlts, puhjco hdsagthdjj omurts, dln ndlog ojuhs.

    Rrmegsscmldjcsi, Nrgss, dln Hgfdvcmr

    [gdrclk prmpgr dttcrg cl Rdldid fgjps gstdhjcsf ymur prmegsscmldj orgnchcjcty dln rgejgots ymur rgspgot emrtfg oustmis dln jcegstyjgs me tfg pgmpjg wctf wfmi ymu jcvg dln wmra. Ct wcjj djsm fgjp ncstclkucsf ymuermi tmurcsts `ust pdssclk tfrmukf. Xgigihgr tfdt ymu wcjj hg `unkgn hy ymur dppgdrdlog. Lgdtlgss dlnojgdljclgss drg vgry cipmrtdlt cl Rdldidlcdl oujturg. Djtfmukf tfgy idy lmt tgjj ymu mutrckft,Rdldidlcdls idy hg meeglngn hy dl ultcny dppgdrdlog. Nrgss cs jgss emridj cl rurdj drgds tfdl cl tfgodpctdj, hut ct cs cipmrtdlt tm rgigihgr tfdt ymu drg d rgprgsgltdtcvg me tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs. Ct cs gspgocdjjycipmrtdlt tm nrgss dpprmprcdtgjy ml tfg `mh dln wfgl ymu iggt wctf kmvgrliglt mr mtfgr meecocdjs.Jgcsurg ojmtfclk odl hg wmrl cl tfg prcvdoy me ymur mwl fmig, hut sfmujn lmt hg wmrl emr wmra mr trdvgj.[fgl nmclk pfyscodj jdhmr, ymu wcjj lggn sturny sfmgs dln ojmtfgs tfdt prmtgot ymu ermi sordtofgs dlnclsgot hctgs. Emr imrg spgoceco ojmtfclk rgomiiglndtcmls, rgegr tm tfg pdoaclk jcst jdtgr cl tfcs hmma. 

    Nurclk djj trdclclk dotcvctcgs dln Umjultggr sgrvcog cl Rdldid, ymu wcjj hg gxpgotgn tm mhsgrvg Rgdog

    Omrps/Rdldid–s kucngjclgs emr nrgss. _fcrts dln sfmgs iust hg wmrl dt djj tcigs, dln sfmrts idy lmt hgwmrl cl prmegsscmldj sgttclks, clojunclk tfg Rgdog Omrps meecog. [fcjg nrgssy sdlndjs emr wmigl drgdpprmprcdtg, igl sfmujn lmt wgdr sdlndjs nurclk prmegsscmldj mr emridj moodscmls, cl doomrndlog wctfjmodj oustmi. Ejcp-ejmps sfmujn kglgrdjjy lmt hg wmrl mutscng tfg fmig.

    Smu wcjj jcagjy lmt lggn tm ofdlkg ymur gltcrg wdrnrmhg, hut ymu sfmujn rgdjczg tfdt W._. octczgls djimstdjwdys stdln mut. Hgodusg me Rdldidlcdls– vcgws me tdttmms dln hmny pcgroclks, aggpclk dly tdttmms dln

     pcgroclks mut me sckft wcjj djjmw ymu tm gstdhjcsf fmst edicjy dln omultgrpdrt rgjdtcmlsfcps imrg gdscjy(gdrrclks emr wmigl drg MA). Igl wctf jmlk fdcr idy hg igt wctf suspcocml, sm ct cs dnvcsdhjg emr idjgUmjultggrs tm aggp tfgcr fdcr rgjdtcvgjy sfmrt. Ds d rgsujt me tfg prgvcmus W._. icjctdry prgsglog clRdldid, odimuejdkg dln icjctdry-styjg pdlts, `doagts, hdoapdoas, dln sm emrtf drg lmt doogptdhjg dlnsfmujn lmt hg hrmukft cl-omultry. Djj Umjultggrs wcjj lggn wmra-spgoceco ojmtfclk, ds wgjj ds odsudj

    ojmtfclk. Odsudj ojmtfclk wcjj hg tfg sdig emr djj Umjultggrs, hut wmra ojmtfclk idy vdry hy prm`gotsgotmr.

    _gg tfg pdoaclk jcst sgotcml emr imrg clemridtcml rgkdrnclk pdoaclk emr gdof sgotmr.

    Rgrsmldj _degtyImrg ngtdcjgn clemridtcml dhmut tfg Rgdog Omrps– dpprmdof tm sdegty cs omltdclgn cl tfg _degty dln_gourcty sgotcml, hut ct cs dl cipmrtdlt cssug dln odllmt hg mvgrgipfdsczgn. Ds stdtgn cl tfg UmjultggrFdlnhmma, hgomiclk d Rgdog Omrps Umjultggr gltdcjs ogrtdcl sdegty rcsas. Jcvclk dln trdvgjclk cl dl

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    uledicjcdr glvcrmliglt (metgltcigs djmlg), fdvclk d jcictgn ulngrstdlnclk me jmodj jdlkudkg dln oujturg,dln hgclk pgrogcvgn ds wgjj-mee drg smig me tfg edotmrs tfdt odl put d Umjultggr dt rcsa. Idly Umjultggrsgxpgrcglog vdryclk ngkrggs me ulwdltgn dttgltcml dln fdrdssiglt. Rgtty tfgets dln hurkjdrcgs drg lmtulomiiml, dln clocnglts me pfyscodj dln sgxudj dssdujt nm moour, djtfmukf imst Rdldid Umjultggrsomipjgtg tfgcr twm ygdrs me sgrvcog wctfmut clocnglt. ^fg Rgdog Omrps fds gstdhjcsfgn prmognurgs dln

     pmjcocgs ngscklgn tm fgjp rgnuog tfg rcsas dln glfdlog ymur sdegty dln sgourcty. ^fgsg prmognurgs dln

     pmjcocgs, cl dnnctcml tm sdegty trdclclk, wcjj hg prmvcngn mlog ymu drrcvg cl Rdldid. Wsclk tfgsg tmmjs, mlgodl hg gipmwgrgn tm tdag rgspmlschcjcty emr fcs mr fgr sdegty dln wgjj-hgclk.

    Gdof stdee igihgr dt tfg Rgdog Omrps cs omiicttgn tm prmvcnclk Umjultggrs wctf tfg suppmrt tfgy lggn tmsuoogsseujjy iggt tfg ofdjjglkgs tfgy wcjj edog tm fdvg d sdeg, fgdjtfy, dln prmnuotcvg sgrvcog. Umjultggrsdln edicjcgs drg glomurdkgn tm jmma dt sdegty dln sgourcty clemridtcml ml tfg Rgdog Omrps wghsctg dt

     pgdogomrps.kmv/sdegty. 

    Clemridtcml ml tfgsg pdkgs kcvgs igssdkgs ml Umjultggr fgdjtf dln sdegty. ^fgrg cs d sgotcml tctjgn _degtydln _gourcty cl Ngptf. Dimlk tmpcos dnnrgssgn drg tfg rcsas me sgrvclk ds d Umjultggr,  pmsts– sdegtysuppmrt systgis, dln gigrkgloy pjdllclk dln omiiulcodtcmls.

    Xgwdrns dln Erustrdtcmls^m hg d suoogsseuj Umjultggr, ymu iust hg wcjjclk tm omiict ymursgje tm twm ygdrs me sgrvcog cl d emrgcklomultry, jcvclk cl fdrimly wctf tfg jmodj oujturg. Smu iust djsm hg pdtcglt, ds ofdlkg omigs vgry sjmwjy.Idly Umjultggrs fdvg nceecoujty dn`ustclk tm d sjmwgr pdog me jceg dln wmra cl Rdldid. Smu idy fdvg tmrgpgdtgnjy gxpjdcl ymur rmjg ds d ngvgjmpiglt wmragr. Smu idy glomultgr d jdoa me ulngrstdlnclk mrtgoflcodj suppmrt ermi ymur omiiulcty mr dkgloy pdrtlgrs. Smu idy djsm hg dllmygn hy ergquglt ngjdyscl djimst gvgry dspgot me ymur wmra, hy tfg jdoa me prcvdoy, dln hy hgclk pgrogcvgn ds d rcof emrgcklgr.Smu wcjj hg tfmrmukfjy hrcgegn ml tfgsg idttgrs nurclk trdclclk.

    ^fg rmidlog dln gxoctgiglt me wmraclk cl d ngvgjmpclk omultry odl wgdr mee qucoajy. ^fg mhstdojgs tmdoomipjcsfclk mlg–s kmdjs odl hg emricndhjg. ^fg agy tm sdtcseyclk wmra ds d Umjultggr cs tfg dhcjcty tmgstdhjcsf suoogsseuj cltgrpgrsmldj rgjdtcmls dt djj jgvgjs. ^fcs rgqucrgs pdtcglog, sglsctcvcty, dln d pmsctcvg,

     prmegsscmldj dttctung. Xgigihgr tfdt wfcjg ymu idy hg eujj me glgrky dln imtcvdtcml, ymu wcjj hg fgrg emrmljy twm ygdrs. Smur Rdldidlcdl omjjgdkugs wcjj omltclug tm wmra dt tfg sdig `mhs, prmhdhjy emr jmw

     pdy, detgr ymu jgdvg, sm tfgy idy lmt fdvg tfg sdig jgvgj me imtcvdtcml ds ymu nm. Ciigncdtg rgsujts wcjj hg fdrn tm qudltcey. Iuof me tfg cipdot me tfg wmra ymu nm wcjj lmt hgomig gvcnglt ultcj detgr ymu jgdvgRdldid. Lgvgrtfgjgss, ymu wcjj hg rgwdrngn wctf d krgdt sglsg me doomipjcsfiglt wfgl dotcvctcgs drgsuoogsseuj, wfgtfgr sidjj mr jdrkg. ^fg suoogssgs drg wgjj wmrtf tfg nceecoujtcgs. Umjultggrs– prgsglog clRdldid cs idaclk d nceegrglog dln fds ogrtdcljy omltrchutgn tm ciprmvclk tfg omlnctcmls cl rurdj drgds.

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    RGDOG OMXR_ ̂ XDCLCLK

    Mvgrvcgw me Rrg-_grvcog ^rdclclk^fg Rgdog Omrps usgs d omipgtgloy-hdsgn trdclclk dpprmdof tfrmukfmut tfg omltcluui me jgdrlclk,suppmrtclk ymu ermi drrcvdj cl Rdldid tm ymur ngpdrturg. Rrg-sgrvcog trdclclk (R_^) cs tfg ecrst gvgltwctfcl tfcs omltcluui me jgdrlclk dln glsurgs tfdt ymu drg gqucppgn wctf tfg almwjgnkg, sacjjs, dlndttctungs tm geegotcvgjy pgremri ymur `mh. Rrg-sgrvcog trdclclk cs omlnuotgn cl Rdldid hy Rgdog Omrpsstdee, imst me wfmi drg jmodjjy fcrgn trdclgrs. Rgdog Omrps stdee igdsurg dofcgvgiglt me jgdrlclk dlnngtgriclg ce ymu fdvg suoogsseujjy dofcgvgn omipgtglocgs, clojunclk jdlkudkg stdlndrns, emr swgdrclk-clds d Rgdog Omrps Umjultggr.

    Rgdog Omrps trdclclk clomrpmrdtgs wcngjy doogptgn prclocpjgs me dnujt jgdrlclk dln cs struoturgn drmulntfg gxpgrcgltcdj jgdrlclk oyojg. _uoogsseuj trdclclk rgsujts cl omipgtglog cl vdrcmus tgoflcodj, jclkucstco,ormss-oujturdj, fgdjtf, dln sdegty dln sgourcty drgds.

    Cltgkrdtclk cltm tfg omiiulcty cs mlg me tfg omrg omipgtglocgs ymu wcjj strcvg tm dofcgvg hmtf cl R_^ dlnnurclk tfg ecrst sgvgrdj imltfs me sgrvcog. _uoogsseuj sustdcldhjg ngvgjmpiglt wmra cs hdsgn ml tfgrgjdtcmlsfcps ymu hucjn hy rgspgoteujjy cltgkrdtclk cltm tfg fmst omultry omiiulcty dln oujturg.

    Smu wcjj hg prgpdrgn emr tfcs tfrmukf d fmigstdy gxpgrcglog, wfcof metgl rgqucrgs trdclggs tm jcvg wctffmst edicjcgs nurclk R_^. Cltgkrdtcml cltm tfg omiiulcty emstgrs jdlkudkg dln ormss-oujturdj jgdrlclk dlnglsurgs ymur fgdjtf, sdegty, dln sgourcty.

    Tudjceyclk emr _grvcog^fg prg-sgrvcog trdclclk gxpgrcglog prmvcngs dl mppmrtulcty lmt mljy emr tfg Rgdog Omrps tm dssgss dtrdclgg–s omipgtglog, hut emr trdclggs tm rg-gvdjudtg tfgcr omiictiglt tm sgrvg emr 8; imltfs tm ciprmvgtfg qudjcty me jceg me tfg pgmpjg wctf wfmi Umjultggrs jcvg dln wmra dln, cl nmclk sm, ngvgjmp lgwalmwjgnkg, sacjjs, dln dttctungs wfcjg dndptclk gxcstclk mlgs.

    Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid–s omipgtglocgs drg ngscklgn tm hg doomipjcsfgn tfrmukfmut tfg Umjultggr–s 8;

    imltfs me jgdrlclk. ^rdclggs idy lmt hg dhjg tm omipjgtg djj jgdrlclk mh`gotcvgs nurclk prg-sgrvcogtrdclclk hut iust sfmw dngqudtg prmkrgss tmwdrn dofcgvclk tfg omipgtglocgs tm hgomig Umjultggrs.

    Rdldid–s omipgtglocgs clojung tfg emjjmwclk0

    Gssgltcdj Omipgtglocgs

      Cltgkrdtg cltm tfg Rgdog Omrps mrkdlczdtcml  Cltgkrdtg cltm tfg omiiulcty  Edocjctdtg pdrtcocpdtmry omiiulcty ngvgjmpiglt  Iggt tfg mh`gotcvgs me tfg sgotmr prm`got

    _gotmr-_pgoceco OmipgtglocgsOmiiulcty Glvcrmligltdj Omlsgrvdtcml (OGO)  _trglktfgl glvcrmligltdj gnuodtcml tm ngvgjmp glvcrmligltdj stgwdrnsfcp  Rrmimtg sustdcldhjg glvcrmligltdj prm`gots

    Glvcrmligltdj Fgdjtf (GF)  Rrmimtg fgdjtf dln fykcglg prdotcogs  Idldkg wdtgr systgis  Idldkg sdlctdtcml systgis

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    _ustdcldhjg Dkrcoujturg _ystgis (_D_)  Ciprmvg edicjy stdlndrn me jcvclk tfrmukf clorgdsgn sustdcldhjg dkrcoujturg prmnuotcml  Edocjctdtg tfg trdclclk me omiiulcty prmimtgrs

    ^gdofclk Glkjcsf (^G) 

    Ciprmvg Rdldidlcdl tgdofgrs– Glkjcsf omiprgfglscml, ourrcoujui ngsckl, dln tgdofclk sacjjs  Glfdlog Rdldidlcdl dnujts– dhcjcty tm omiiulcodtg cl Glkjcsf ds d igdls me ciprmvclk gomlmico

    mppmrtulctcgs  Ciprmvg Rdldidlcdl ofcjnrgl dln ymutf–s jcstglclk, rgdnclk, wrctclk, dln Glkjcsf spgdaclk sacjjs 

    ^goflcodj ^rdclclk^goflcodj trdclclk wcjj prgpdrg ymu tm wmra cl Rdldid hy hucjnclk ml tfg sacjjs ymu djrgdny fdvg dlnfgjpclk ymu ngvgjmp lgw sacjjs cl d idllgr dpprmprcdtg tm tfg lggns me tfg omultry. ^fg Rgdog Omrpsstdee, Rdldid gxpgrts, dln ourrglt Umjultggrs wcjj omlnuot tfg trdclclk prmkrdi. ^rdclclk pjdogs krgdtgipfdscs ml jgdrlclk fmw tm trdlsegr tfg sacjjs ymu fdvg tm tfg omiiulcty cl wfcof ymu wcjj sgrvg ds dUmjultggr.

    ^goflcodj trdclclk wcjj clojung sgsscmls ml tfg kglgrdj gomlmico dln pmjctcodj glvcrmliglt cl Rdldid dlnstrdtgkcgs emr wmraclk wctfcl suof d erdigwmra. Smu wcjj rgvcgw ymur prm`got–s kmdjs dln mh`gotcvgs dlnwcjj iggt wctf tfg Rdldid dkglocgs dln mrkdlczdtcmls tfdt clvctgn tfg Rgdog Omrps tm dsscst tfgi. Smuwcjj hg suppmrtgn dln gvdjudtgn tfrmukfmut trdclclk tm hucjn tfg omlecnglog dln sacjjs ymu lggn tmulngrtdag ymur prm`got dotcvctcgs, rgpmrt ymur prmkrgss, dln sgrvg ds d prmnuotcvg igihgr me ymuromiiulcty.

    Jdlkudkg ^rdclclkDs d Rgdog Omrps Umjultggr, ymu wcjj ecln tfdt jdlkudkg sacjjs drg agy tm pgrsmldj dln prmegsscmldjsdtcsedotcml nurclk ymur sgrvcog. ^fgsg sacjjs drg orctcodj tm ymur `mh pgremridlog, fgjp ymu cltgkrdtg cltmymur omiiulcty, dln odl gdsg ymur pgrsmldj dndptdtcml tm tfg lgw surrmulnclks. ^fgrgemrg, jdlkudkgtrdclclk cs dt tfg fgdrt me tfg trdclclk prmkrdi. Smu iust suoogsseujjy iggt iclciui jdlkudkgrgqucrgiglts tm omipjgtg trdclclk dln hgomig d Umjultggr. Rdldid jdlkudkg clstruotmrs usudjjy tgdofemridj jdlkudkg ojdssgs ecvg ndys d wgga cl sidjj krmups.

    Smur jdlkudkg trdclclk wcjj clomrpmrdtg d omiiulcty-hdsgn dpprmdof. Cl dnnctcml tm ojdssrmmi tcig, ymuwcjj hg kcvgl dssckliglts tm wmra ml mutscng me tfg ojdssrmmi dln wctf ymur fmst edicjy. ^fg kmdj cs tmkgt ymu tm d pmclt me hdsco smocdj omiiulcodtcml sacjjs sm ymu odl prdotcog dln ngvgjmp jdlkudkg sacjjseurtfgr mlog ymu drg dt ymur sctg. Rrcmr tm hgclk swmrl cl ds d Umjultggr, ymu wcjj ngvgjmp strdtgkcgs tmomltclug stunyclk jdlkudkg nurclk ymur sgrvcog.

    Ormss-Oujturdj ^rdclclkOrmss-oujturdj trdclclk wcjj prmvcng mppmrtulctcgs emr ymu tm rgejgot ml ymur mwl oujturdj vdjugs dln fmwtfgy clejuglog ymur hgfdvcmr cl Rdldid. Smu wcjj djsm ncsouss tfg qugstcmls ymu fdvg dhmut tfg hgfdvcmrsdln prdotcogs ymu mhsgrvg cl Rdldid, gxpjmrclk tfg ulngrjyclk rgdsmls emr tfgsg hgfdvcmrs dln prdotcogs.

    Ormss-oujturdj dln omiiulcty ngvgjmpiglt trdclclk wcjj fgjp ymu ciprmvg ymur omiiulcodtcml sacjjsdln ulngrstdln ymur rmjg ds d edocjctdtmr me ngvgjmpiglt. ^rdclclk wcjj omvgr tmpcos suof ds tfg omlogpt metcig, pmwgr dln fcgrdrofy, kglngr rmjgs, omiiulcodtcml styjgs, dln tfg omlogpt me sgje dln rgjdtcmlsfcps.Hgodusg dn`ustclk tm d lgw oujturg odl hg vgry ofdjjglkclk, ymu wcjj pdrtcocpdtg cl rgscjcgloy trdclclkwfcof prmvcngs d erdigwmra dln tmmjs tm fgjp wctf dn`ustiglt cssugs.

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    ^fg fmst edicjy gxpgrcglog prmvcngs d ulcqug omltgxt emr ormss-oujturdj jgdrlclk, dln cs ngscklgn tm gdsgymur trdlsctcml tm jceg dt ymur sctg. Edicjcgs km tfrmukf dl mrcgltdtcml omlnuotgn hy Rgdog Omrps stdee tmgxpjdcl tfg purpmsg me R_^ dln tm dsscst tfgi cl fgjpclk ymu dndpt tm jcvclk cl Rdldid. Idly Umjultggrsemri strmlk dln jdstclk ercglnsfcps wctf tfgcr fmst edicjcgs.

    Fgdjtf ^rdclclkNurclk prg-sgrvcog trdclclk, ymu wcjj hg trdclgn cl fgdjtf prgvgltcml, hdsco ecrst dcn, dln trgdtiglt meigncodj cjjlgssgs emuln cl Rdldid. Smu wcjj hg gxpgotgn tm prdotcog prgvgltcvg fgdjtf dln tm tdagrgspmlschcjcty emr ymur mwl fgdjtf hy dnfgrclk tm djj igncodj pmjcocgs. ^rdclggs drg rgqucrgn tm dttgln djjigncodj sgsscmls. Fgdjtf gnuodtcml tmpcos wcjj lutrctcml, emmn dln wdtgr prgpdrdtcml, gimtcmldj fgdjtf,djomfmj dwdrglgss, prgvgltcml me FCU/DCN_, sgxudjjy trdlsicttgn clegotcmls (_^Cs), dln omiimlcjjlgssgs, nmigstco dln cltcidtg pdrtlgr vcmjglog, gigrkglocgs, dln igncodj pmjcocgs cl Rdldid.

    _degty dln _gourcty ^rdclclkNurclk tfg sdegty dln sgourcty trdclclk sgsscmls, ymu wcjj jgdrl fmw tm dnmpt d jcegstyjg tfdt rgnuogs ymurrcsas dt fmig, dt wmra, dln nurclk ymur trdvgjs. Smu wcjj djsm jgdrl dpprmprcdtg, geegotcvg strdtgkcgs emrompclk wctf ulwdltgn dttgltcml, fmw tm cngltcey sdegty rcsas cl-omultry dln dhmut Rgdog Omrps–

    gigrkgloy rgspmlsg dln suppmrt systgis.

    Dnnctcmldj ^rdclclks Nurclk Umjultggr _grvcog^fg Rgdog Omrps–  trdclclk systgi prmvcngs Umjultggrs wctf omltcludj mppmrtulctcgs tm gxdiclg tfgcromiictiglt tm Rgdog Omrps sgrvcog wfcjg clorgdsclk tfgcr tgoflcodj dln ormss-oujturdj sacjjs. Nurclksgrvcog, tfgrg drg usudjjy tfrgg trdclclk gvglts. ^fg tctjgs dln mh`gotcvgs emr tfmsg trdclclks drg ds emjjmws0

      Cl-sgrvcog trdclclk0 Rrmvcngs dl mppmrtulcty emr Umjultggrs tm upkrdng tfgcr tgoflcodj, jdlkudkg,dln prm`got ngvgjmpiglt sacjjs wfcjg sfdrclk tfgcr gxpgrcglogs dln rgdeecriclk tfgcr omiictigltdetgr fdvclk sgrvgn emr tfrgg tm scx imltfs.

      Icnsgrvcog trdclclk (nmlg cl oml`ulotcml wctf tgoflcodj sgotmr cl-sgrvcog)0 Dsscsts Umjultggrs clrgvcgwclk tfgcr ecrst ygdr, rgdssgssclk tfgcr pgrsmldj dln prm`got mh`gotcvgs, dln pjdllclk emr tfgcrsgomln ygdr me sgrvcog.

     

    Ojmsg-me-sgrvcog omlegrglog0 Rrgpdrgs Umjultggrs emr tfgcr euturg detgr Rgdog Omrps sgrvcog dlnrgvcgws tfgcr rgspgotcvg prm`gots dln pgrsmldj gxpgrcglogs.

    ^fg luihgr, jglktf, dln ngsckl me tfgsg trdclclksdrg dndptgn tm omultry-spgoceco lggns dlnomlnctcmls. ^fg agy tm tfg trdclclk systgi cs tfdttrdclclk gvglts drg cltgkrdtgn dln cltgrrgjdtgn,ermi tfg prg-ngpdrturg mrcgltdtcml tfrmukf tfggln me ymur sgrvcog, dln drg pjdllgn,cipjgigltgn, dln gvdjudtgn ommpgrdtcvgjy hy tfgtrdclclk stdee, Rgdog Omrps stdee, dln Umjultggrs.

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    SMWX FGDJ^F ODXG CL RDLDID

    ^fg Rgdog Omrps– fckfgst prcmrcty cs idcltdclclk tfg kmmn fgdjtf dln sdegty me gvgry Umjultggr. RgdogOmrps igncodj prmkrdis gipfdsczg tfg prgvgltcvg, rdtfgr tfdl tfg ourdtcvg, dpprmdof tm ncsgdsg. ^fgRgdog Omrps cl Rdldid idcltdcls d ojclco wctf d eujj-tcig igncodj meecogr wfm tdags odrg me Umjultggrs–

     prcidry fgdjtf-odrg lggns, clojunclk gvdjudtcml dln trgdtiglt me imst igncodj omlnctcmls. Dnnctcmldjigncodj sgrvcogs drg djsm dvdcjdhjg cl Rdldid dt jmodj fmspctdjs. Ce ymu hgomig sgrcmusjy cjj dln odllmtrgogcvg tfg odrg ymu lggn cl Rdldid, ymu wcjj hg trdlspmrtgn tm d Rgdog Omrps-dpprmvgn rgkcmldj igncodjedocjcty. Ce tfg Meecog me Fgdjtf _grvcogs (MF_) ngtgriclgs tfdt tfg odrg cs lmt mptcidj emr ymur omlnctcmldt tfg rgkcmldj edocjcty, ymu wcjj hg trdlspmrtgn tm tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs.

    Fgdjtf Cssugs cl Rdldid_cipjg igncodj omlnctcmls suof ds d out mr d sacl clegotcml odl hg omipjcodtgn hy tfg fuicncty dln fgdtcl Rdldid nug tm cts trmpcodj wgdtfgr. Kdstrmcltgstcldj cjjlgssgs drg omiiml, dln idjdrcd gxcsts cl tfgomultry. Djsm prgsglt cl Rdldid drg tuhgroujmscs, nglkug egvgr, cltgstcldj pdrdsctgs, fgpdtctcs D dln H,_^Cs, dln FCU/DCN_. Fmwgvgr erckftglclk tfgsg ncsgdsgs idy smuln, tfgy odl hg dvmcngn hy usclkomiiml sglsg dln emjjmwclk hdsco prgvgltcvg prdotcogs. ^fg Rgdog Omrps igncodj meecogrs meegr idlysgsscmls ml fgdjtf idcltgldlog dln ncsgdsg prgvgltcml nurclk R_^ dln ymur twm-ygdr tmur.

    Fgjpclk Smu _tdy Fgdjtfy^fg Rgdog Omrps wcjj prmvcng ymu wctf djj tfg lgogssdry clmoujdtcmls, igncodtcmls, dln clemridtcml tmstdy fgdjtfy. Wpml ymur drrcvdj cl Rdldid, ymu wcjj rgogcvg d omultry-spgoceco igncodj fdlnhmma. Hy tfggln me trdclclk, ymu wcjj rgogcvg d igncodj act wctf suppjcgs tm tdag odrg me icjn cjjlgssgs dln ecrst dcnlggns. ^fg omltglts me tfg act drg jcstgn jdtgr cl tfcs sgotcml.

    Nurclk prg-sgrvcog trdclclk, ymu wcjj fdvg doogss tm hdsco igncodj suppjcgs tfrmukf tfg igncodj meecogr.Fmwgvgr, nurclk tfcs tcig, ymu wcjj hg rgspmlschjg emr ymur mwl suppjy me prgsorcptcml nruks dln dlymtfgr spgoceco igncodj suppjcgs ymu rgqucrg, ds tfg Rgdog Omrps wcjj lmt mrngr tfgsg ctgis nurclk trdclclk.Rjgdsg hrclk d tfrgg-imltf suppjy me dly prgsorcptcml nruks ymu usg, sclog tfgy idy lmt hg dvdcjdhjg fgrgdln ct idy tdag sgvgrdj imltfs emr sfcpiglts tm drrcvg.

    Smu wcjj fdvg pfyscodjs dt icnsgrvcog dln dt tfg gln me ymur sgrvcog. Ce ymu ngvgjmp d sgrcmus igncodj prmhjgi nurclk ymur sgrvcog, tfg igncodj meecogr cl Rdldid wcjj omlsujt wctf tfg Meecog me Fgdjtf_grvcogs cl [dsfclktml, N.O., mr d rgkcmldj igncodj meecogr. Ce ct cs ngtgriclgn tfdt ymur omlnctcml odllmt

     hg trgdtgn cl Rdldid, ymu idy hg sglt mut me tfg omultry emr eurtfgr gvdjudtcml dln odrg.

    Idcltdclclk Smur FgdjtfDs d Umjultggr, ymu iust doogpt omlscngrdhjg rgspmlschcjcty emr ymur mwl fgdjtf. Rrmpgr prgodutcmls wcjjscklcecodltjy rgnuog ymur rcsa me sgrcmus cjjlgss mr cl`ury. ^fg dndkg ‚Dl mulog me prgvgltcml cs wmrtf d

     pmuln me ourg’ hgomigs gxtrgigjy cipmrtdlt cl drgds wfgrg ncdklmstco dln trgdtiglt edocjctcgs drg lmt uptm tfg stdlndrns me tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs. ^fg imst cipmrtdlt me ymur rgspmlschcjctcgs cl Rdldid cs tm tdag tfgemjjmwclk prgvgltcvg igdsurgs0

    4.  ^rgdt ymur nrclaclk wdtgr8.  Ergquglt usg me sulsorggl, clsgot rgpgjjglt, dln d imsquctm lgt?.  Aggp wgjj fynrdtgn>.  Emjjmw clstruotcmls ml emmn prgpdrdtcml tgoflcqugs7.  Emjjmw fykcglg igdsurgs tfmrmukfjy wfcjg cl sctg5.  Aggp fmusg surrmulnclks ojgdl tm dvmcn rdts vcsct;.  ^dag idjdrcd prmpfyjdxcs igncoclg omltclumusjy

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    Idly cjjlgssgs tfdt deejcot Umjultggrs wmrjnwcng drg prgvgltdhjg ce prmpgr emmn dln wdtgr prgodutcmls drgtdagl. ^fgsg cjjlgssgs clojung emmn pmcsmlclk, pdrdsctco clegotcmls, fgpdtctcs D, fgjicltcdscs (pdrdsctcowmris), nysgltgry, Kuclgd wmris, tdpgwmris, dln typfmcn egvgr. ^fg imst omiiml trmpcodj ncsgdsgs drgnglkug egvgr, Fdltd Ucrus, Jgcsfidlcdscs, dln idjdrcd. Smur igncodj meecogr wcjj ncsouss spgocecostdlndrns emr wdtgr dln emmn prgpdrdtcml cl Rdldid nurclk prg-sgrvcog trdclclk.

    Dhstclglog cs tfg imst geegotcvg wdy tm prgvglt clegotcml wctf FCU dln mtfgr _^Cs. Smu drg tdaclk rcsas ceymu ofmmsg tm hg sgxudjjy dotcvg. ^m jgssgl rcsa, usg d omlnmi gvgry tcig ymu fdvg sgx. [fgtfgr ymur

     pdrtlgr cs d fmst omultry octczgl, d egjjmw Umjultggr, mr dlymlg gjsg, nm lmt dssuig tfcs pgrsml cs ergg meFCU/DCN_ mr mtfgr _^Cs. Smu wcjj rgogcvg imrg clemridtcml ermi tfg igncodj meecogr dhmut tfcscipmrtdlt cssug.

    Umjultggrs drg gxpgotgn tm dnfgrg tm dl geegotcvg igdls me hcrtf omltrmj tm prgvglt dl ulpjdllgn prgkldloy. Smur igncodj meecogr odl fgjp ymu ngocng ml tfg imst dpprmprcdtg igtfmn tm suct ymurclncvcnudj lggns. Omltrdogptcvg igtfmns drg dvdcjdhjg wctfmut ofdrkg ermi tfg igncodj meecogr.

    Ct cs orctcodj tm ymur fgdjtf tfdt ymu prmiptjy rgpmrt tm tfg igncodj meecog mr mtfgr ngsckldtgn edocjcty emr

    sofgnujgn ciiulczdtcmls, dln tfdt ymu jgt tfg igncodj meecogr almw ciigncdtgjy me scklcecodlt cjjlgssgsdln cl`urcgs.

    [migl–s Fgdjtf Clemridtcml Ce egiclclg fykcglg prmnuots drg lmt dvdcjdhjg emr ymu tm purofdsg ml tfg jmodj idragt, tfg Rgdog Omrpsigncodj meecogr cl Rdldid wcjj prmvcng tfgi. Ce ymu rgqucrg d spgoceco prmnuot, pjgdsg hrclk d tfrgg-imltfsuppjy wctf ymu. Idly egidjg Umjultggrs tdag iglstrudj oups (^fg Ncvd Oup, ^fg Aggpgr, ^fg ImmlOup, gto.) tm dvmcn pmtgltcdj prmhjgis wctf dvdcjdhcjcty mr ncspmsdj me egiclclg fykcglg prmnuots.

    Rrgkldloy cs trgdtgn cl tfg sdig idllgr ds mtfgr Umjultggr fgdjtf omlnctcmls tfdt rgqucrg igncodjdttgltcml. ^fg Rgdog Omrps cs rgspmlschjg emr ngtgriclclk tfg igncodj rcsa dln tfg dvdcjdhcjcty medpprmprcdtg igncodj odrg ce tfg Umjultggr ofmmsgs tm rgidcl cl-omultry. Kcvgl tfg ocrouistdlogs ulngr

    wfcof Umjultggrs jcvg dln wmra cl Rgdog Omrps omultrcgs, ct cs rdrg tfdt tfg Rgdog Omrps– igncodjstdlndrns emr omltclugn sgrvcog nurclk prgkldloy odl hg igt.

    ^fg Rgdog Omrps emjjmws tfg 8248 W._. Rrgvgltcvg _grvcogs ^dsa Emrog kucngjclgs emr sorgglclk RDRsigdrs, wfcof rgomiigln wmigl dkgn 84 ‟ 83 rgogcvg sorgglclk RDRs gvgry tfrgg ygdrs dln wmigldkgn ?2 ‟ 57 rgogcvg sorgglclk RDRs gvgry ecvg ygdrs. Ds suof, imst Umjultggrs wcjj lmt rgogcvg d RDRnurclk tfgcr sgrvcog, hut odl usg Rgdog Omrps suppjcgn fgdjtf clsurdlog detgr sgrvcog tm fdvg dl gxdi.

    Smur Rgdog Omrps Igncodj Act^fg Rgdog Omrps igncodj meecogr wcjj prmvcng ymu wctf d act omltdclclk hdsco ctgis tm prgvglt dln trgdtcjjlgssgs tfdt idy moour nurclk sgrvcog. Act ctgis odl hg pgrcmncodjjy rgstmoagn dt tfg igncodj meecog.

    Igncodj Act Omltglts

    Ecrst Dcn FdlnhmmaDog hdlndkgsDogtdiclmpfgl (^yjglmj)Dnfgscvg tdpgDltdocn tdhjgtsDltc-ncdrrfgdj (Cimncui)Dltchcmtco mcltiglt

    Dltceulkdj orgdiDltcfcstdiclgDltcsgptco dltcicormhcdj sacl ojgdlgrHdln-DcnsHcsiutf _uhsdjcoyjdtg (Rgptm-Hcsimj)Huttgrejy ojmsurgsOdjdkgj dltc-ctof kgj

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    OmlnmisOmukf jmzglkgsNgomlkgstdltNgltdj ejmssKjmvgsFynrmomrtcsmlg orgdi

    ChuprmeglClsgot rgpgjjgltCmnclg tdhjgts (emr wdtgr purcecodtcml)

    Jcp hdjiMrdj rgfynrdtcml sdjts_ocssmrs_mrg tfrmdt jmzglkgs_tgrcjg gyg nrmps_tgrcjg kduzg pdns

    _ulsorggl^fgrimigtgr (^gip-d-nmts)^wggzgrs

    Hgemrg Smu Jgdvg0 D Igncodj OfgoajcstCe tfgrg fds hggl dly ofdlkg cl ymur fgdjtf „  pfyscodj, igltdj, mr ngltdj „ sclog ymu suhicttgn ymurgxdicldtcml rgpmrts tm tfg Rgdog Omrps, ymu iust ciigncdtgjy lmtcey tfg Meecog me Fgdjtf _grvcogs(MF_). Edcjurg tm ncsojmsg lgw cjjlgssgs, cl`urcgs, djjgrkcgs, mr prgkldloy odl glndlkgr ymur fgdjtf dlnidy ̀ gmpdrnczg ymur gjckchcjcty tm sgrvg.

    Ce ymur ngltcst mr Rgdog Omrps ngltdj omlsujtdlt fds rgomiiglngn tfdt ymu ulngrkm ngltdj trgdtiglt mrrgpdcr, ymu iust omipjgtg tfdt wmra dln idag surg ymur ngltcst sglns rgqugstgn omlecridtcml rgpmrts mr

    V-rdys tm tfg Meecog me Fgdjtf _grvcogs.

    Ce ymu wcsf tm dvmcn fdvclk nupjcodtg vdoocldtcmls, hrclk d ompy me ymur ciiulczdtcml rgomrn tm ymur prg-ngpdrturg mrcgltdtcml. Ce ymu purofdsg dly ciiulczdtcmls prcmr tm Rgdog Omrps sgrvcog tfdt drg lmt jcstgnds rgqucrgiglt cl ymur Igncodj Dppjcodlt Rmrtdj, tfg Rgdog Omrps odllmt rgcihursg ymu emr tfg omst. ^fgRgdog Omrps wcjj prmvcng djj tfg ciiulczdtcmls lgogssdry emr ymur mvgrsgds dssckliglt. Umjultggrs iust

     hg wcjjclk tm kgt djj rgqucrgn vdoocldtcmls uljgss tfgrg cs d nmouigltgn igncodj omltrdclncodtcml. Edcjurgtm doogpt rgqucrgn vdoocldtcml cs krmulns emr dniclcstrdtcvg sgpdrdtcml ermi tfg Rgdog Omrps. Smu nm lmtlggn tm hgkcl tdaclk idjdrcd igncodtcml prcmr tm ngpdrturg.

    Hrclk d tfrgg-imltf suppjy me dly prgsorcptcml mr mvgr-tfg-omultgr igncodtcml ymu usg ml d rgkujdr hdscs,clojunclk hcrtf omltrmj pcjjs. Djtfmukf tfg Rgdog Omrps odllmt rgcihursg ymu emr tfcs tfrgg-imltf suppjy,

    ct wcjj mrngr rgecjjs nurclk ymur sgrvcog. [fcjg dwdctclk sfcpiglt „ wfcof odl tdag sgvgrdj imltfs „ ymuwcjj hg ngpglnglt ml ymur mwl igncodtcml suppjy. ^fg Rgdog Omrps wcjj lmt pdy emr fgrhdj mrlmlprgsorchgn igncodtcmls, suof ds kjuomsdiclg, sgjglcui, mr dltcmxcndlt suppjgiglts. Igncodtcmlssuppjcgn idy hg kglgrco mr gqucvdjglt tm ymur ourrglt igncodtcmls.

    Smu drg glomurdkgn tm hrclk ompcgs me igncodj prgsorcptcmls scklgn hy ymur pfyscocdl. ^fcs cs lmt drgqucrgiglt, hut tfgy ickft omig cl fdlny ce ymu drg qugstcmlgn cl trdlsct dhmut odrryclk d tfrgg-imltfsuppjy me prgsorcptcml nruks.

    Ce ymu wgdr gygkjdssgs, hrclk twm pdcrs (me tfg ourrglt prgsorcptcml) wctf ymu. Ce d pdcr hrgdas, tfg RgdogOmrps wcjj rgpjdog tfgi, usclk tfg clemridtcml ymur nmotmr cl tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs prmvcngn ml tfggygkjdssgs emri nurclk ymur gxdicldtcml. ^fg Rgdog Omrps Meecog me Fgdjtf _grvcogs strmlkjy

    ncsomurdkgs Umjultggrs ermi wgdrclk omltdot jglsgs wfcjg mvgrsgds uljgss tfgrg cs d trug igncodjclncodtcml nmouigltgn hy ymur mpftfdjimjmkcst. Omltdot jglsgs, pdrtcoujdrjy gxtglngn usg smet omltdots,drg dssmocdtgn wctf d vdrcgty me gyg clegotcmls dln mtfgr clejdiidtmry prmhjgis. Mlg me tfg imst sgrcmusme tfgsg prmhjgis cs clegotcmus agrdtctcs wfcof odl jgdn tm sgvgrg omrlgd ndidkg wfcof omujn rgsujt cl

     pgridlglt hjclnlgss rgqucrclk omrlgdj trdlspjdltdtcml. ^fgsg rcsas me pgridlglt gyg ndidkg drggxdogrhdtgn cl tfg Rgdog Omrps glvcrmliglt wfgrg tfg Umjultggr–s dhcjcty tm prmpgrjy ojgdl tfg jglsgs csomiprmicsgn nug tm jcictgn doogss tm stgrcjg wdtgr ds wgjj ds ngorgdsgn geegotcvglgss me ojgdlclksmjutcmls nug tm prmjmlkgn stmrdkg cl ulsdtcsedotmry omlnctcmls. Cl dnnctcml, wfgl hdotgrcdj gyg clegotcmlsmoour, dssgssiglt dln trgdtiglt wctfcl fmurs hy d omipgtglt mpftfdjimjmkcst cs clncodtgn. ^fcs cs

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82458>

    vcrtudjjy cipmsschjg cl tfg Rgdog Omrps sgttclk. Ce ymu eggj tfdt ymu scipjy iust hg dhjg tm usg ymuromltdots moodscmldjjy, pjgdsg omlscngr usclk sclkjg usg, ndcjy ncspmsdhjg jglsgs wfcof nm lmt rgqucrgojgdlclk.

    Ce ymu drg gjckchjg emr Igncodrg, drg mvgr 72 ygdrs me dkg, mr fdvg d fgdjtf omlnctcml tfdt idy rgstrcot ymureuturg pdrtcocpdtcml cl fgdjtf-odrg pjdls, ymu idy wcsf tm omlsujt dl clsurdlog spgocdjcst dhmut ulcqug

    omvgrdkg lggns hgemrg ymur ngpdrturg. ^fg Rgdog Omrps wcjj prmvcng djj lgogssdry fgdjtf odrg ermi tfgtcig ymu jgdvg emr ymur prg-ngpdrturg mrcgltdtcml ultcj ymu omipjgtg ymur sgrvcog. [fgl ymu eclcsf, ymuwcjj hg gltctjgn tm tfg pmst-sgrvcog fgdjtf-odrg hglgects ngsorchgn cl tfg Rgdog Omrps Umjultggr Fdlnhmma.Smu idy wcsf tm omlscngr aggpclk dl gxcstclk fgdjtf pjdl cl geegot nurclk ymur sgrvcog ce ymu tfcla dkg mr

     prg-gxcstclk omlnctcmls ickft prgvglt ymu ermi rg-glrmjjclk cl ymur ourrglt pjdl wfgl ymu rgturl fmig.

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 824587

    _DEG^S DLN _GOWXC^S CL NGR^F

    Glsurclk tfg sdegty dln sgourcty me Umjultggrs cs tfg Rgdog Omrps– fckfgst prcmrcty. _grvclk ds d Umjultggrmvgrsgds gltdcjs ogrtdcl sdegty dln sgourcty rcsas. Jcvclk dln trdvgjclk cl dl uledicjcdr glvcrmliglt, djcictgn ulngrstdlnclk me tfg jmodj jdlkudkg dln oujturg, dln tfg pgrogptcml me hgclk d wgdjtfy Digrcodldrg smig me tfg edotmrs tfdt odl put d Umjultggr dt rcsa. Rrmpgrty tfget dln hurkjdrcgs drg lmt ulomiiml.Clocnglts me pfyscodj dln sgxudj dssdujt nm moour, djtfmukf imst Umjultggrs omipjgtg tfgcr twm ygdrs mesgrvcog wctfmut d sgrcmus sdegty dln sgourcty clocnglt. ^mkgtfgr, tfg Rgdog Omrps dln Umjultggrs odlrgnuog rcsa, hut odllmt trujy gjcicldtg djj rcsa.

    Hgymln almwclk tfdt tfg Rgdog Omrps dpprmdofgs sdegty dln sgourcty ds d pdrtlgrsfcp wctf ymu, ct ickft hg fgjpeuj tm sgg fmw tfcs pdrtlgrsfcp wmras. ^fg Rgdog Omrps fds pmjcocgs, prmognurgs, dln trdclclk cl pjdog tm prmimtg ymur sdegty. ^fg Rgdog Omrps ngpglns ml ymu tm emjjmw tfmsg pmjcocgs dln tm put cltm prdotcog wfdt ymu fdvg jgdrlgn. Dl gxdipjg me fmw tfcs wmras cl prdotcog „ cl tfcs odsg tm fgjp idldkgtfg rcsa dln cipdot me hurkjdry „ emjjmws0

      ^fg Rgdog Omrps dssgssgs tfg sgourcty glvcrmliglt wfgrg ymu wcjj jcvg dln wmra.  ^fg Rgdog Omrps clspgots tfg fmusg wfgrg ymu wcjj jcvg doomrnclk tm gstdhjcsfgn sgourcty orctgrcd. 

    ^fg Rgdog Omrps glsurgs ymu drg wgjomign hy fmst omultry omultgrpdrts mr mtfgr omiiulctyjgdngrs cl ymur lgw omiiulcty.

      ^fg Rgdog Omrps rgspmlns tm sgourcty omlogrls tfdt ymu rdcsg.  Smu jmoa ymur nmmrs dln wclnmws.  Smu dnmpt d jcegstyjg dpprmprcdtg tm tfg omiiulcty wfgrg ymu jcvg.  Smu kgt tm almw ymur lgckfhmrs.  Smu ngocng ce purofdsclk pgrsmldj drtcojgs clsurdlog cs dpprmprcdtg emr ymu.  Smu nml–t ofdlkg rgscnglogs hgemrg hgclk dutfmrczgn hy tfg Rgdog Omrps.    Smu omiiulcodtg ymur omlogrls tm Rgdog Omrps stdee.

    ^fcs wgjomig hmma omltdcls sgotcmls ml Jcvclk Omlnctcmls dln Umjultggr Jcegstyjg, Rgdog Omrps

    ^rdclclk, Smur Fgdjtf Odrg, dln _degty dln _gourcty, djj me wfcof clojung cipmrtdlt sdegty dln sgourctyclemridtcml tm fgjp ymu ulngrstdln tfcs pdrtlgrsfcp. ^fg Rgdog Omrps idags gvgry geemrt tm kcvgUmjultggrs tfg trdclclk dln tmmjs tfgy lggn tm eulotcml cl tfg sdegst wdy pmsschjg dln prgpdrg emr tfgulgxpgotgn, tgdofclk ymu tm cngltcey, rgnuog, dln idldkg tfg rcsas ymu idy glomultgr.

    Edotmrs tfdt Omltrchutg tm Umjultggr Xcsa^fgrg drg sgvgrdj edotmrs tfdt odl fgckftgl d Umjultggr–s rcsa, idly me wfcof drg wctfcl tfg Umjultggr–somltrmj. Hy edr tfg imst omiiml orcig tfdt Umjultggrs gxpgrcglog cs tfget. ^fgets metgl moour wfglUmjultggrs drg dwdy ermi tfgcr sctgs, cl ormwngn jmodtcmls (suof ds idragts mr ml puhjco trdlspmrtdtcml),dln wfgl jgdvclk ctgis uldttglngn.

    Hgemrg ymu ngpdrt emr Rdldid tfgrg drg sgvgrdj igdsurgs ymu odl tdag tm rgnuog ymur rcsa0

     

    Jgdvg vdjudhjg mh`gots cl tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs, pdrtcoujdrjy tfmsg tfdt drg crrgpjdogdhjg mr fdvgsgltcigltdj vdjug

      Jgdvg ompcgs me cipmrtdlt nmouiglts dln doomult luihgrs wctf smigmlg ymu trust cl tfg _tdtgs  Rurofdsg d fcnngl imlgy pmuof mr ‚nuiiy’ wdjjgt ds d ngomy  Rurofdsg pgrsmldj drtcojgs clsurdlog (tfg Rgdog Omrps nmgs lmt clsurg Umjultggrs– hgjmlkclks)

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 824585

    Detgr ymu drrcvg cl Rdldid, ymu wcjj rgogcvg imrg ngtdcjgn clemridtcml dhmut omiiml orcigs, edotmrstfdt omltrchutg tm Umjultggr rcsa, dln jmodj strdtgkcgs tm rgnuog tfdt rcsa. Emr gxdipjg, Umjultggrs clRdldid jgdrl tm nm tfg emjjmwclk0

      Ofmmsg sdeg rmutgs dln tcigs emr trdvgj, dln trdvgj wctf smigmlg trustgn hy tfg omiiulctywfglgvgr pmsschjg

      Idag surg mlg–s pgrsmldj dppgdrdlog cs rgspgoteuj me jmodj oustmis 

    Dvmcn fckf-orcig drgds  Almw tfg jmodj jdlkudkg tm kgt fgjp cl dl gigrkgloy  Idag ercglns wctf jmodj pgmpjg wfm drg rgspgotgn cl tfg omiiulcty  Hg odrgeuj dln omlsocgltcmus dhmut usclk gjgotrmlcos (pfmlgs, odigrds, jdptmps, cRmns, gto.) cl

     puhjco mr jgdvclk tfgi uldttglngn  Jcict djomfmj omlsuiptcml

    Ds ymu odl sgg ermi tfcs jcst, ymu iust hg wcjjclk tm wmra fdrn dln dndpt ymur jcegstyjg tm iclciczg tfg pmtgltcdj emr hgclk d tdrkgt emr orcig. Ds wctf dlywfgrg cl tfg wmrjn, orcig moours cl Rdldid. Smu odlrgnuog tfg rcsas hy dvmcnclk sctudtcmls tfdt pjdog ymu dt rcsa dln hy tdaclk prgodutcmls. Orcig dt tfgvcjjdkg mr tmwl jgvgj cs jgss ergquglt tfdl cl tfg jdrkg octcgs1 pgmpjg almw gdof mtfgr dln kglgrdjjy drg jgssjcagjy tm stgdj ermi tfgcr lgckfhmrs. ^murcst dttrdotcmls cl jdrkg tmwls drg edvmrctg wmrasctgs emr

     pcoapmoagts.

    ^fg emjjmwclk drg mtfgr sgourcty omlogrls cl Rdldid me wfcof ymu sfmujn hg dwdrg0  Mvgr tfg pdst emur ygdrs, tfg imst omiimljy rgpmrtgn sgourcty clocnglts clvmjvclk Rdldid

    Umjultggrs fdvg hggl tfget dln hurkjdry. Egidjg Umjultggrs omiprcsg d fckfgr pgrogltdkg meorcig vcotcis, rgejgotclk tfdt tfgrg drg imrg egidjg Umjultggrs tfdl idjgs. _tdtcstcodjjy, sgxudjdssdujt cs d vgry sidjj pgrogltdkg me djj orcigs hut ct odl fdppgl. ^fg id`mrcty me clocngltsfdppgl, rgkdrnjgss me kglngr, wfgl Umjultggrs drg mut me sctg.

      [fcjg wfcstjgs dln vgrhdj fdrdssiglt hdsgn ml rdog mr kglngr idy hg edcrjy omiiml ml tfgstrggt, tfcs hgfdvcmr idy hg rgnuogn ce ymu dhcng hy jmodj oujturdj lmris, nrgss omlsgrvdtcvgjy,dln rgspmln doomrnclk tm tfg trdclclk ymu wcjj rgogcvg.

    _tdyclk _deg0 Nml–t Hg d ^drkgt emr Orcig Hgodusg idly Umjultggr sctgs drg cl rurdj, csmjdtgn sgttclks, ymu iust hg prgpdrgn tm tdag ml d jdrkgngkrgg me rgspmlschcjcty emr ymur mwl sdegty. ^m rgnuog tfg jcagjcfmmn tfdt ymu wcjj hgomig d vcotci meorcig, ymu odl tdag stgps tm idag ymursgje jgss me d tdrkgt suof ds glsurclk ymur fmig cs sgourg dlnngvgjmpclk rgjdtcmlsfcps cl ymur omiiulcty. [fcjg tfg edotmrs tfdt omltrchutg tm ymur rcsa cl Rdldid idy

     hg nceegrglt, cl idly wdys ymu odl nm wfdt ymu wmujn nm ce ymu imvgn tm d lgw octy dlywfgrg0 Hgodutcmus, ofgoa tfclks mut, dsa qugstcmls, jgdrl dhmut ymur lgckfhmrfmmn, almw wfgrg tfg imrg rcsayjmodtcmls drg, usg omiiml sglsg, dln hg dwdrg. Smu odl rgnuog ymur vujlgrdhcjcty tm orcig hy cltgkrdtclkcltm ymur omiiulcty, jgdrlclk tfg jmodj jdlkudkg, dotclk rgspmlschjy, dln dhcnclk hy Rgdog Omrps

     pmjcocgs dln prmognurgs. _grvclk sdegjy dln geegotcvgjy cl Rdldid wcjj rgqucrg tfdt ymu doogpt smigrgstrcotcmls ml ymur ourrglt jcegstyjg.

    ^fgrg drg vgry scipjg igdsurgs ymu odl tdag ds d Umjultggr tm rgnuog tfg jcagjcfmmn me hgclk d vcotci med orcig.4.  Nm lmt jgdvg djj ymur imlgy cl mlg pjdog (aggp ct cl iujtcpjg pmoagts, emr gxdipjg, mr cl ymur

     hdoapdoa dln ymur pmoagt).8.  [fgl trdvgjclk ml d hus mr tdxc, idag surg ymu aggp ymur vdjudhjgs cl sctg.?.  Nm lmt wdja djmlg dt lckft, pdrtcoujdrjy cl drgds wctf egw pgmpjg drmuln.>.

     

    Nm lmt kgt nrula.

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 82458;

    7.  Jgt ymur ercglns dln lgckfhmrs almw wfgrg ymu drg kmclk dln wfgl ymu gxpgot tm hg hdoa. ^fgjcst cs jmlk hut tfg pmclt cs tfdt smig sidjj prgodutcmls odl idag tfg nceegrglog hgtwggl hgclk dvcotci mr lmt.

    _uppmrt ermi _tdeeCe d trdclgg mr Umjultggr cs tfg vcotci me d sdegty dln sgourcty clocnglt, Rgdog Omrps stdee cs prgpdrgn tm

     prmvcng suppmrt. Djj Rgdog Omrps pmsts fdvg prmognurgs cl pjdog tm rgspmln tm clocnglts me orcigomiicttgn dkdclst Umjultggrs. ^fg ecrst prcmrcty emr djj pmsts cl tfg detgridtf me dl clocnglt cs tm glsurgtfg Umjultggr cs sdeg dln rgogcvclk igncodj trgdtiglt ds lggngn. Detgr dssurclk tfg sdegty me tfgUmjultggr, Rgdog Omrps stdee rgspmlsg idy clojung rgdssgssclk tfg Umjultggr–s wmrasctg dln fmusclkdrrdlkgiglts dln idaclk dly dn`ustiglts, ds lggngn. Cl smig odsgs, tfg ldturg me tfg clocnglt idylgogssctdtg d sctg mr fmusclk trdlsegr. Rgdog Omrps stdee wcjj djsm suppmrt dln dsscst Umjultggrs wfmofmmsg tm idag d emridj omipjdclt wctf jmodj jdw glemrogiglt. Ct cs vgry cipmrtdlt tfdt d Umjultggrrgpmrts dl clocnglt wfgl ct moours. ^fg rgdsmls emr tfcs clojung mhtdclclk igncodj odrg dln gimtcmldjsuppmrt, gldhjclk Rgdog Omrps stdee tm dssgss tfg sctudtcml tm ngtgriclg ce tfgrg cs dl mlkmclk sdegty dlnsgourcty omlogrl, prmtgotclk pggr Umjultggrs dln prgsgrvclk tfg rckft tm ecjg d omipjdclt. _fmujn dUmjultggr ngocng jdtgr cl tfg prmogss tm ecjg d omipjdclt wctf jdw glemrogiglt, tfcs mptcml idy hgomiprmicsgn ce gvcnglog wds lmt prgsgrvgn dt tfg tcig me tfg clocnglt.

    Meecog me Ucotci Dnvmodoy^fg Meecog me Ucotci Dnvmodoy (MUD) cs d rgsmurog tm Umjultggrs wfm drg vcotcis me orcig, clojunclksgxudj dssdujt dln stdjaclk. Ucotci dnvmodtgs drg dvdcjdhjg 8> fmurs d ndy, sgvgl ndys d wgga tm fgjpUmjultggrs ulngrstdln tfgcr gimtcmldj, igncodj, dln jgkdj mptcmls sm tfgy idy idag clemrign ngocscmlstm iggt tfgcr spgoceco lggns. ^fg MUD prmvcngs d omipdsscmldtg, ommrncldtgn, dln suppmrtcvg rgspmlsg tmUmjultggrs wfm wcsf tm doogss Rgdog Omrps suppmrt sgrvcogs.

    Omltdot clemridtcml emr tfg Meecog me Ucotci DnvmodoyNcrgot pfmlg luihgr0 828.538.4;7?^mjj-ergg0 677.677.4354 gxt. 4;7?Nuty pfmlg0 828.>23.8;2> (dvdcjdhjg 8>/;, odjj mr tgxt)

    Gidcj0 vcotcidnvmodtgBpgdogomrps.kmv

    Orcig Ndtd emr RdldidOrcig ndtd dln stdtcstcos emr Rdldid, wfcof drg upndtgn ygdrjy, drg dvdcjdhjg dt tfg emjjmwclk jcla0fttp0//www.pgdogomrps.kmv/omultryndtd/pdldid

    Egw Rgdog Omrps Umjultggrs drg vcotcis me sgrcmus orcigs. Orcigs tfdt nm moour dhrmdn drg clvgstckdtgndln prmsgoutgn hy jmodj `urcsncotcmldj dutfmrctcgs. Ce ymu drg tfg vcotci me d orcig, ymu wcjj ngocng ce ymuwcsf tm ecjg d omipjdclt wctf jdw glemrogiglt, wfm wcjj tfgl ngtgriclg wfgtfgr tm prmsgoutg. Ce ymungocng tm ecjg d omipjdclt, tfg Rgdog Omrps wcjj fgjp tfrmukf tfg prmogss. ^fg Rgdog Omrps stdee wcjjglsurg ymu drg eujjy clemrign me ymur mptcmls dln ulngrstdln fmw tfg jmodj jgkdj prmogss wmras. Eurtfgr,tfg Rgdog Omrps wcjj fgjp ymu gxgrocsg ymur rckfts tm tfg eujjgst gxtglt pmsschjg ulngr tfg jdws me ymur

    fmst omultry.

    ^fg Rgdog Omrps wcjj trdcl ymu ml fmw tm rgspmln ce ymu drg tfg vcotci me d sgrcmus orcig, clojunclk fmwtm kgt tm d sdeg jmodtcml qucoajy dln omltdot ymur Rgdog Omrps meecog. Ct–s cipmrtdlt tfdt ymu lmtcey tfgRgdog Omrps ds smml ds ymu odl sm Rgdog Omrps stdee odl prmvcng dsscstdlog.

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    ^FG RGDOG OMXR_ | RDLDID [GJOMIG HMMA | EGHXWDXS 824586

    Umjultggr _degty _uppmrt cl Rdldid^fg Rgdog Omrps– dpprmdof tm sdegty cs d ecvg-prmlkgn pjdl tm fgjp ymu stdy sdeg nurclk ymur sgrvcog. ^fg

     pjdl clojungs clemridtcml sfdrclk, Umjultggr trdclclk, sctg sgjgotcml orctgrcd, d ngtdcjgn gigrkgloy dotcml pjdl, dln prmtmomjs emr dnnrgssclk sdegty dln sgourcty clocnglts. Rdldid–s cl-omultry sdegty prmkrdi csmutjclgn hgjmw.

    ^fg Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid meecog wcjj aggp ymu clemrign me dly cssugs tfdt idy cipdot Umjultggr sdegtytfrmukf clemridtcml sfdrclk. Xgkujdr upndtgs wcjj hg prmvcngn cl Umjultggr lgwsjgttgrs dln cligimrdlnuis ermi tfg omultry ncrgotmr. Cl tfg gvglt me d orctcodj sctudtcml mr gigrkgloy, ymu wcjj hgomltdotgn tfrmukf tfg gigrkgloy omiiulcodtcml lgtwmra. Dl cipmrtdlt omipmlglt me tfg odpdocty meRgdog Omrps tm aggp ymu clemrign cs ymur huy-cl tm tfg pdrtlgrsfcp omlogpt wctf tfg Rgdog Omrps stdee. Ctcs gxpgotgn tfdt ymu wcjj nm ymur pdrt tm glsurg tfdt Rgdog Omrps stdee igihgrs drg agpt dpprcsgn me ymurimvgiglts cl-omultry sm tfgy drg dhjg tm clemri ymu.

    Umjultggr trdclclk wcjj clojung sgsscmls ml spgoceco sdegty dln sgourcty cssugs cl Rdldid. ^fcs trdclclkwcjj prgpdrg ymu tm dnmpt d oujturdjjy dpprmprcdtg jcegstyjg dln gxgrocsg `unkiglt tfdt prmimtgs sdegty dlnrgnuogs rcsa cl ymur fmig, dt wmra, dln wfcjg trdvgjclk. _degty trdclclk cs meegrgn tfrmukfmut sgrvcog dlncs cltgkrdtgn cltm tfg jdlkudkg, ormss-oujturdj dspgots, fgdjtf, dln mtfgr omipmlglts me trdclclk. Smu wcjj

     hg gxpgotgn tm suoogsseujjy omipjgtg djj trdclclk omipgtglocgs cl d vdrcgty me drgds, clojunclk sdegty dlnsgourcty, ds d omlnctcml me sgrvcog.

    Ogrtdcl sctg sgjgotcml orctgrcd drg usgn tm ngtgriclg sdeg fmusclk emr Umjultggrs hgemrg tfgcr drrcvdj. ^fgRgdog Omrps stdee wmras ojmsgjy wctf fmst omiiulctcgs dln pdrtlgr dkglocgs tm fgjp prgpdrg tfgi emr dUmjultggr–s drrcvdj dln tm gstdhjcsf gxpgotdtcmls me tfgcr rgspgotcvg rmjgs cl suppmrtclk tfg Umjultggr.Gdof sctg cs clspgotgn hgemrg tfg Umjultggr–s drrcvdj tm glsurg pjdogiglt cl dpprmprcdtg, sdeg, dln sgourgfmusclk dln wmrasctgs. _ctg sgjgotcml cs hdsgn, cl pdrt, ml dly rgjgvdlt sctg fcstmry1 doogss tm igncodj,

     hdlaclk, pmstdj, dln mtfgr gssgltcdj sgrvcogs1 dvdcjdhcjcty me omiiulcodtcmls, trdlspmrtdtcml, dln idragts1nceegrglt fmusclk mptcmls dln jcvclk drrdlkgiglts1 dln mtfgr Umjultggr suppmrt lggns.

    Smu wcjj djsm jgdrl dhmut Rgdog Omrps/Rdldid–s ngtdcjgn gigrkgloy dotcml pjdl, wfcof cs cipjgigltgn

    cl tfg gvglt me ocvcj mr pmjctcodj ulrgst mr d ldturdj ncsdstgr. [fgl ymu drrcvg dt ymur sctg, ymu wcjjomipjgtg dln suhict d sctg jmodtmr emri wctf ymur dnnrgss, omltdot clemridtcml, dln d idp tm ymur fmusg.Ce tfgrg cs d sgourcty tfrgdt, ymu wcjj kdtfgr wctf mtfgr Umjultggrs cl Rdldid dt prgngtgriclgn jmodtcmlsultcj tfg sctudtcml cs rgsmjvgn mr tfg Rgdog Omrps ngocngs tm gvdoudtg.

    Ecldjjy, cl mrngr emr tfg Rgdog Omrps tm hg eujjy rgspmlscvg tm tfg lggns me Umjultggrs, ct cs cipgrdtcvg tfdtUmjultggrs ciigncdtgjy rgpmrt dly sdegty dln sgourcty clocnglts tm tfg Rgdog Omrps meecog. ^fg RgdogOmrps fds gstdhjcsfgn prmtmomjs emr dnnrgssclk sdegty dln sgourcty clocnglts  cl d tcigjy dlndpprmprcdtg idllgr, dln ct omjjgots dln gvdjudtgs sdegty dln sgourcty ndtd tm trdoa trglns dln ngvgjmpstrdtgkcgs tm iclciczg rcsas tm ourrglt dln euturg Umjultggrs.

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    ^fg Rgdog Omrps icsscml cs tm prmimtg wmrjn pgdog dln ercglnsfcp dln tm ciprmvg pgmpjg–s jcvgs cl tfgomiiulctcgs wfgrg Umjultggrs sgrvg. Clstctutclk pmjcocgs dln prdotcogs tm suppmrt d ncvgrsg dln clojuscvgwmra dln Umjultggr glvcrmliglt cs gssgltcdj tm dofcgvclk tfcs icsscml.

    ^frmukf clojuscvg rgoructiglt dln rgtgltcml me stdee dln Umjultggrs, tfg Rgdog Omrps sggas tm rgejgot tfgrcof ncvgrscty me tfg Wlctgn _tdtgs dln hrclk ncvgrsg pgrspgotcvgs dln smjutcmls tm ngvgjmpiglt cssugs.Dnnctcmldjjy, glsurclk ncvgrscty dimlk stdee dln Umjultggrs glrcofgs cltgrpgrsmldj rgjdtcmls dlnomiiulcodtcmls emr tfg stdee wmra glvcrmliglt, tfg Umjultggr gxpgrcglog, dln tfg omiiulctcgs cl wfcofUmjultggrs sgrvg.

    ^f


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