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REGISTER to Participate Online<https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsfuiurD0sG9fQ1Hcyd6K8BAUc93qxjiUK>
THURSDAY, 28 APRIL 2022 - 15.30 CEST
International Year of
Sustainable Mountain Development 2022
The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, at the proposal of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.
This global high-level event will be a chance to officially launch the Year, to promote global commitments towards the protection of these vulnerable ecosystems and the building of resilience of mountain peoples.
Interpretation will be available in the six UN languages.
REGISTER to Participate Online<https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsfuiurD0sG9fQ1Hcyd6K8BAUc93qxjiUK>
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Event Agenda
Moderator: Jake Norton, Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador, climber, photographer and filmmaker
Musical Introduction: Italian Alpine Marching Band
15.30 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
Roberto Natali, Plenipotentiary Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy and Chair of the Mountain Partnership Steering Committee
QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Sadyr Japarov, President, Kyrgyz Republic
Maria Ubach Font, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andorra
Tandi Dorji, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bhutan
Sam Cheptoris, Minister for Water and the Environment, Uganda
Orlando Jorge Mera, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican Republic
Dinara Kemelova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kyrgyz Republic
Pem Narayan Kandel, Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal
Christian Hofer, Director-General, Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland
Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado, United States of America
16.25 MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Ludovico Einaudi, Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador, pianist and
composer
16.35 MOUNTAINS MATTER: MOBILISING ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT
Supporting climate-resilient development in mountains — Carolina Adler, Executive Director, Mountain Research Initiative
Climate funding for mountains — Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund
Enhancing mountain value chains — Yoko Watanabe, Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme Global Manager, United Nations Development Programme
Fostering partnerships for change — Luis Benitez, Vice President for Government Affairs and Global Impact, VF Corporation
16.50 CONCLUDING REMARKS
The future of mountains — Dilshodbegim Khusravova, Mountain Partnership Youth Goodwill Ambassador, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat volunteer
16.55 MUSICAL CONCLUSION
Landry Riba and Elisa Mas, Mountains of Music
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