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Dear Mountain Partnership members and friends,



It is our great pleasure to announce that the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF)<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/members/members-detail/en/c/42778/> will host the Sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership in Aspen, Colorado, United States of America in September 2022, as decided by vote of the Mountain Partnership Steering Committee.



In July 2020, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat distributed a call to all Mountain Partnership members requesting expressions of interest to host the next Global Meeting. A second call for expressions of interest was circulated in February 2021. Following these calls, four Mountain Partnership members submitted proposals: AIMF<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/members/members-detail/en/c/42778/>, the Canadian Mountain Network<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/members/members-detail/en/c/157185/>, Eurac Research<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/members/members-detail/en/c/43074/> and the Romanian National Agency for Mountain Areas<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/members/members-detail/en/c/43386/>.



After presenting their proposals at the Mountain Partnership Steering Committee meeting on 29 April 2021, the candidates' proposals were compiled in a comparative table containing the most important matters for hosting a Global Meeting and given to the Steering Committee. The AIMF's proposal was selected after receiving 71 percent of the Steering Committee's vote.



The Mountain Partnership Secretariat thanks all of the members that volunteered to host the Global Meeting. Information regarding the upcoming Global Meeting will be shared among Mountain Partnership members in the coming months as it is made available. Ahead of the Global Meeting, the Mountain Partnership's key strategy documents will be shared with members for comments and updating, and the final versions will be ratified at the next Global Meeting.



Click here<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/about/mountainpartnershipglobalmeeting/en/> for information about the past Global Meetings of the Mountain Partnership.



Best regards,



The Mountain Partnership Secretariat



The Mountain Partnership is a voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people

and protecting mountain environments around the world.

www.fao.org/mountain-partnership<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership>





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