<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Dear Dana,</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
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EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" class="">The proposal endorsed by the COAG will now go on to the FAO Council meeting in
December 2020 and the FAO Conference in June 2021, which then recommends it for
the UN General Assembly’s official designation, expected in October 2021.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
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EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" class="">Ann</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 2 Oct 2020, at 7:02 AM, Dana Kelly <<a href="mailto:danammkelly@gmail.com" class="">danammkelly@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Dear Ann, <div class="">I understand there are at least 2 more steps within FAO before it goes to the UN. Do we know when the IYRP will be presented to the UN for the final decision?</div><div class="">Cheers</div><div class="">Dana</div><div class=""><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><i class=""><font size="1" class="">Dana Kelly PhD</font></i></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><font size="1" class=""><i class="">President of the International Rangelands Congress<br class=""></i></font><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:35 AM Ann Waters-Bayer <<a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri" class="">The COAG endorsed the proposal and draft resolution to be
submitted for the consideration of the 165<sup class="">th</sup> session of the FAO Council
for adoption by the 42<sup class="">nd</sup> session of the FAO conference.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri" class="">The Council meeting is in December 2020 and the Conference is in June 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri" class="">Ann</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br class=""></p><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 1 Oct 2020, at 17:32 PM, Pablo Manzano Baena <<a href="mailto:pablo.manzano.baena@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">pablo.manzano.baena@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Really awesome news!! Worth the effort!<br class=""></div>So do we know if it's 100% approved right now?<br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El jue., 1 oct. 2020 a las 17:30, <a href="mailto:rajeoued@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rajeoued@gmail.com</a> (<<a href="mailto:rajeoued@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rajeoued@gmail.com</a>>) escribió:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=""><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" class=""><div class=""></div>
<div dir="ltr" class="">Great news!</div><div dir="ltr" class="">Congratulations!!</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">Razingrim OUEDRAOGO<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
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Le jeudi 1 octobre 2020 à 15:23:59 UTC, Ann Waters-Bayer <<a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" target="_blank" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a>> a écrit :
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<div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">The Mongolian Government gave a short and clear justification and call for support.<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class="">This proposal was accepted in writing by I don’t know how many countries, and orally - just now - by Myanmar, Sudan, Philippines, Mali, China, Peru, Turkey and Kenya. There were no objections and no questions - also not about sources of funding.<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class="">Ann<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class=""><div id="gmail-m_-4076200517050083603gmail-m_3743525655456165519ydp91940cf1yqtfd14534" class=""><br clear="none" class="">> On 1 Oct 2020, at 17:19 PM, Ann Waters-Bayer <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a>> wrote:<br clear="none" class="">> <br clear="none" class="">> The recommendations will now go to the drafting committee for final ratification tomorrow - but just now the IYRP was approved.<br clear="none" class="">> <br clear="none" class="">> Congratulations, Mongolia!<br clear="none" class="">> <br clear="none" class="">> Ann<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class="">_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">IYRPsupportgroup mailing list<br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" href="mailto:IYRPsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">IYRPsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu</a><br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" href="http://calsmail.arizona.edu/mailman/listinfo/iyrpsupportgroup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">http://calsmail.arizona.edu/mailman/listinfo/iyrpsupportgroup</a><br clear="none" class=""></div></div></div>
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