<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear Barbara, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Many thanks for sharing the Feb 7 Meeting minutes, and other related documents. As these were exactly, what MOFALI officers copied here were asking me, I had a liberty to share these documents with some representatives of national stakeholders including MOFALI and MET who are able to understand documents, and also suggested to join today's conference call on UNEA Ministerial breakfast. Unfortunately, for most of the colleagues, it was short notice so only two colleagues from Green Gold were able to join the Zoom meeting hosted by Fiona. Please kindly note that I copied this message to these Mongolian colleagues with whom I shared the attached documents to be more inclusive. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Coming back to the Action items in the Notes, I think, we definitely need to update TOR of ISG (even the year aiming for IYRP is 2020 in the current TOR), add some milestones/steps taken so far, and as Ann was suggesting a more efficient structural change, and possibly rotations among members in to equally distribute the load since we have now more members. In this regard, I suggest having not one Taskforce group but several including most members in different areas so that we can work simultaneously on different objectives of ISG and the Chair to coordinate among them. As colleagues here were asking who are the ISG, such updated TOR will help to introduce the group to others. As suggested, Mongolia can take the lead in IYRP resolution Taskforce but with the inclusion of 1-2 more experienced members as a resource person since the process is very new to us. We realize, even among us national, stakeholders, we have to set much more organized communications between National Support Group, National Steering Committee, and ISG, and reach consensus on differing roles between NSG and NSC. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">In addition to the currently listed 5 Action points, maybe we should add Action 6 to facilitate dialogue between MOFALI, MET, MFA to prepare Mongolia's participation/leadership in the International Steering Committee or global promotion of IYRP. Or it can be more of National SG's task too once established.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">With best regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Tungaa </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 12:52 AM Hutchinson, Barbara S - (bhutchin) <<a href="mailto:BarbaraH@cals.arizona.edu" target="_blank">BarbaraH@cals.arizona.edu</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">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in">Dear IYRP Support Group Members:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With many thanks to Maryam and Ann for their clarifications, attached are the minutes from the conference call held last week. It was a productive and most useful discussion that resulted in the Action items listed below. There have been
a number of follow-up discussions since the call that will be reported on soon as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also attached are the following documents for your review and comment: (1) Terms of Reference (for the Support Group – previously Steering Committee); (2) Example committee structures for previous international years; and (3) an updated
IYRP Support Group member list (please send corrections directly to me rather than the listserv as this will help limit the amount of email traffic – thank you!) <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you all for your support of this important effort.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Barbara<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_-2429214876254739918gmail-m_-9069678882742541104MsoNoSpacing"><b><i>ACTION 1</i></b>:
<i>Secretariat</i> <i>will send out the 2-page summary of other international years and their structures and post on website</i><u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-2429214876254739918gmail-m_-9069678882742541104MsoNoSpacing"><b><i>ACTION 2:
</i></b><i>ISG members are requested to consider revisions to the TOR of the ISG and any other suggestions on structure and leadership rotation and submit by email.
</i><u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-2429214876254739918gmail-m_-9069678882742541104MsoNoSpacing"><b><i>ACTION 3:</i></b><i> Hijaba will discuss and confirm to hold a joint conference call between the IYRP Support Group and the Mongolian National Support Group after it is officially
formed.<u></u><u></u></i></li><li class="gmail-m_-2429214876254739918gmail-m_-9069678882742541104MsoNoSpacing"><b><i>ACTION 4:</i></b>
<i>Mongolia’s proposed resolution and background documentation to be submitted to COAG by August 2019. ISG to provide all support as needed<u>.
</u><u></u><u></u></i></li><li class="gmail-m_-2429214876254739918gmail-m_-9069678882742541104MsoNoSpacing"><b><i>ACTION 5:</i></b><i> Maryam will report back to the smaller group working on UNEA (Fiona, Jon, Kathrine, Ernest, Hijaba, Tungaa, Dana) and request that they finalize the concept
note and other preparations. The concept note will then be shared with the ISG so that members can contact country representatives to encourage them to participate at the Breakfast.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Barbara Hutchinson, PhD<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Manager<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Rangelands Partnership & NRULPC<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Natural Resources & the Environment<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of Agriculture & Life Sciences<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Arizona<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tucson, Arizona USA 85721<u></u><u></u></p>
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