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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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear Professor and Dr. Maryam!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Congratulations to you for your leadership!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To all it has been a great work, energy, and commitment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ken <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Executive Director </span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>RECONCILE</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>|</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Technical Cordinator Rangelands Initiative Africa</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Iyrp-gcg <iyrp-gcg-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>James O'Rourke<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 March 2022 17:46<br><b>To:</b> Maryam Niamir-Fuller <mniafull2@gmail.com>; iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Iyrp-gcg] Direct link to UNGA proceedings for IYRP<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Fingers uncrossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Done Deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thank you all so much for years of effort.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Now to the work of activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Cheers! Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Iyrp-gcg [<a href="mailto:iyrp-gcg-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu">mailto:iyrp-gcg-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maryam Niamir-Fuller<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 15, 2022 7:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu">iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Iyrp-gcg] Direct link to UNGA proceedings for IYRP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear friends<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you wish to directly follow the debate at UNGA on IYRP, today at 10 am New York time, here is the link. Look for Resolution A.76.l.36<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Fingers crossed!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aq1jbpc5">https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aq1jbpc5</a><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><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>