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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning, Maryam,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is very encouraging. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ken <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Peter K. Otieno<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Executive Director </span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>RECONCILE</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>|</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Technical Cordinator Rangelands Initiative Africa</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> |Regional Focal Point for CELEP|Cel. +254 722 90 22 23|+254 722 25 60 59<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Email: <a href="mailto:kenotieno@reconcile-ea.org|peterkenotieno009@gmail.com|%20Skype"><span style='color:#00B0F0'>kenotieno@reconcile-ea.org|peterkenotieno009@gmail.com| </span><span style='color:#00B0F0;text-decoration:none'>Skype</span></a>:ken_otieno|Twitter @rangelands_2016 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Iyrp-gcg <iyrp-gcg-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maryam Niamir-Fuller<br><b>Sent:</b> 13 October 2021 19:20<br><b>To:</b> iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Iyrp-gcg] Update from New York: Ambassador Speech to the UN<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear GCG members<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am very pleased to inform you that on 6 October, Ambassador Vorshilov made a statement at the UN's Second Committee meeting where the agenda items on Poverty eradication and Agriculture development, food security and nutrition was discussed. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Ambassador took this opportunity to give extensive information on IYRP and appealed to Member States to support it. It is expected that the IYRP proposal will be submitted to the UN General Assembly, but the date/time is not yet known. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Speech text is attached for your reference. You can fast forward to time 1:55 - 2:00 to hear the Ambassador's speech here: (<a href="https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s1f8uwjm" target="_blank">https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s1f8uwjm</a>). <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vice Chair of International Support Group for the IYRP<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://iyrp.info</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Support the call for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists! <a href="https://www.iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://www.iyrp.info</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><img border=0 width=277 height=81 style='width:2.8833in;height:.8416in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D75535.1B3477D0" alt="signature_625749796"><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>