Letter dated 30 September 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

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Taking into consideration the declaration of 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development and following the High-Level Meeting on Sustainable Mountain Development held in New York City on September 19, 2022, the members of the Group of Friends of Mountainous Countries, comprising of Andorra, Austria, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,...

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Cryosphere and related hazards in High Mountain Asia in a changing climate

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The Cryosphere Initiative, with UNESCO, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), the Government of Kazakhstan, and the Central Asian Regional Glaciological Centre in Almaty, Kazakhstan, are organizing the conference ‘Cryosphere and related hazards in High Mountain Asia in a changing climate.’

The international conference...

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The International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022: an opportunity to promote action for mountains

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On 16 December 2021, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development (IYM2022) at the proposal of the Kyrgyz Government.

The UN General Assembly resolution on the IYM2022 was sponsored by 94 governments and invited the Mountain Partnership (MP), in collaboration with...

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Mountain Partnership Secretariat – Annual Report 2021

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The Mountain Partnership is the United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and environments. The Secretariat of the Mountain Partnership is hosted by FAO. This Annual Report outlines the Mountain Partnership Secretariat’s key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development in 2021. The publication documents the Secretariat’s work...

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Mountains: the water towers of our world – Children’s call to action to protect mountain areas against the impacts of climate change

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“Children are the future custodians of mountains, and empowering their role through education to be the main actors in addressing climate change is essential,” said Sara Manuelli of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat during a United Nations Climate Change Conference satellite event.

Hosted by the University of Glasgow, the event on 4...

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UN Food Systems Pre-Summit Parallel session

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On Wednesday 28 July 2021 at 13.30-14.20 CEST (Rome time), a UN Food Systems Pre-Summit affiliated parallel session event titled "Food systems as a key pillar of sustainable development in mountains" organized by the the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, will take place via Zoom. 

The session will focus on:

• the role of mountain...

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