[cid:image001.png@01D85568.92B254B0]<https://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/internationalyear2022/events/events-detail/en/c/1492061/> SAVE THE DATE 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. Thursday, 28 April 2022 15.30-17.00 CEST REGISTER to Participate Online<https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsfuiurD0sG9fQ1Hcyd6K8BAUc93qxjiUK> or visit the event webpage<https://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/internationalyear2022/events/events-detail/en/c/1492061/> to learn more [cid:d47e7e81-57be-4df7-ac45-4cc36975a923] Event Agenda Moderator: Jake Norton, Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador, climber, photographer and filmmaker 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 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 [cid:891bb281-b033-4720-ae04-873710116d06] [https://www.facebook.com/MountainPartnership/]<https://www.facebook.com/MountainPartnership/>[https://twitter.com/UNmountains]<https://twitter.com/UNmountains>[https://www.instagram.com/unmountainsmatter/]<https://www.instagram.com/unmountainsmatter/>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpartnership/albums]<https://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpartnership/albums>[https://www.linkedin.com/company/un-mountain-partnership/]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/un-mountain-partnership/> #MountainsMatter #IYM2022 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the Friends-Mountains-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(Friends-Mountains-L,SIGNOFF);