<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Wonderful wonderful news!! Congratulations to everyone involved. What a journey do far! <div><br></div><div>I look forward to working with all of you to develop a wonderful program for 2026 and the years leading up to 2026.</div><div><br></div><div>What an opportunity we have been given to shine a light on rangelands and the pastoralists, the many peoples who live there! <br><br>Congratulations again for all the work so far! </div><div>Dana</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 16 Mar 2022, at 6:17 am, Mali Ole Kaunga <olekaunga@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">This is great news/ Ole Kaunga- IMPACT</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Maryam Niamir-Fuller <<a href="mailto:mniafull2@gmail.com">mniafull2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Friends and Supporters of IYRP<div><br></div><div>It is with a distinct pleasure that I can inform you that today, the UN General Assembly formally designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists!</div><div><br></div><div>Our sincere thanks to the Government of Mongolia for leading the way, to FAO for their steadfast support, and to all of you who have supported this process through the long journey. In the end 67 other governments formally joined with Mongolia to co-sponsor this resolution. </div><div><br></div><div>Now the hard work really begins: We have 4 years to design, prepare and implement a spectacular and impactful IYRP 2026!</div><div><br></div><div>Attached is the ISG Press Release and we encourage you to please share this widely, and also go to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to spread the news, using @iyrp2026 . <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller<div>Vice Chair of International Support Group for the IYRP</div><div><a href="https://iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://iyrp.info</a></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">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><i><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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