[IYRPsupportgroup] Fw: Shirley appointment as chair of GASL

[Marag India]

Dear Fiona

Thanks for your email. It is good news. We as MARAG and SAPA Congratulate .

On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 1:18 PM Flintan, Fiona (ILRI) <F.Flintan at cgiar.org>
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> Fyi - good news.
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> It is with great pleasure and pride that I announce the appointment of
> Shirley Tarawali as the new chair of GASL - the Global Agenda for
> Sustainable Livestock <http://www.livestockdialogue.org/>. She takes over
> from Fritz Schneider, who has held the position since 2017 and has been
> instrumental in transforming GASL into the mature multi-stakeholder
> partnership it is today.
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> Shirley brings to this prestigious role 35 years of in-depth experience in
> livestock, progressively leading ILRI first in farm research in crop
> livestock systems in West Africa, followed by her leadership in the areas
> of animal nutrition and natural resource management and, finally, as
> assistant director general. In all of these roles, she has been an active
> advocate for sustainable livestock, through ILRI and more recently through
> the Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD
> <https://whylivestockmatter.org/about-us/>) program, finding strategic
> ways to bridge research and science with development and private-sector
> actors.
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> Shirley was one of three final candidates from a shortlist of 15
> high-level global applicants. Last Thursday, during GASL’s annual
> multi-stakeholder partnership meeting, she participated in a 2-hour debate
> where she demonstrated that she is indeed the right person to lead GASL
> over the next two years. Shirley proposes to expand GASL’s membership and
> further advance its agenda of ensuring that livestock is part of the
> solution in building resilient food systems, facing climate change
> challenges and contributing to sustainable development goals.
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> We are proud, Shirley, to have you represent ILRI, CGIAR and all livestock
> stakeholders in such a high-profile and important international platform.
> We wish you great success, especially as you balance your new role with
> your current one with ILRI. We will support you every step of the way.
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> Regards,
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> Jimmy
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> Jimmy Smith| Director General
> International Livestock Research Institute |ilri.org
> <http://www.ilri.org/>
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> Box 30709, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
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> Mobile: +254 706 111116 | Off: +254 20 4223202 | Skype: jimmyws195
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> Email:*j.smith at cgiar.org <j.smith at cgiar.org>*
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> ILRI is a CGIAR research centre <http://www.cgiar.org/>
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> *Watch the debate:* http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/5356/icode/
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> *Watch the summary* of the meetings and announcement of Shirley as the
> new chair: http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/5357/icode/
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