The Aspen Declaration - A new momentum for mountains

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The members of the Mountain Partnership, during our Sixth Global Meeting taking place at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado, USA on 27-29 September 2022, have agreed to this Declaration to jointly promote the sustainable development of mountain areas. The Aspen Declaration, promotes cooperation among mountain countries on a wide...

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Mustang Declaration on Sustainable Mountain Solutions

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On 20-21 September 2022, national governments, international agencies, and Mountain Partnership members joined together in Nepal for the Mustang Advocacy Summit (MAS 2022) to raise awareness about the impact of climate change in mountain regions. The objective of the Summit was to draw attention to the issues and challenges faced...

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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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