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Congratulations to all for sustaining the effort.
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<div class="">On 16 Mar 2022, at 12:26 pm, Khaled Abulaila <<a href="mailto:kabulaila@gmail.com" class="">kabulaila@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Excellent news and many thanks to all who supported the endeavor and very much looking forward to upcoming progresses and collaboration.</div>
<div dir="auto" class="">All the best to all </div>
<div dir="auto" class="">Khaled </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 5:41 PM Maryam Niamir-Fuller <<a href="mailto:mniafull2@gmail.com" class="">mniafull2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div class="">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>
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<div class="">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>
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<div class="">Now the hard work really begins: We have 4 years to design, prepare and implement a spectacular and impactful IYRP 2026!</div>
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<div class="">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" class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller
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