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<b class=""><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:#81402a" class="">Get started!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2024 the
<b class="">International Year of Camelids </b>(IYC 2024) and it will be officially launched on Monday 4 December from 12:30 to 14:00 CET. You can watch the webcast
</span><a href="http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6402/icode/" target="_blank" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">here</span></b></a><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">.</span></b><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202124;background:white" class="">#</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">IYC2024 is an opportunity to showcase and raise awareness among the public of the economic
and cultural importance of camelids and to foster the consumption of the goods they produce, including food products, to contribute to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. From alpacas to Bactrian camels, dromedaries, guanacos, llamas,
and vicuñas, camelids contribute significantly to food security, nutrition, and economic growth.</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">the heroes of deserts and highlands that nourish people and culture. Below you will find a set of materials to discover how to get involved and start promoting
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202124;background:white" class="">#</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">YearofCamelids:</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<a href="https://www.fao.org/camelids-2024/" target="_blank" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Website</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#81402a">
<a href="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=137850&categoryTypeId=2&cachedCriteria=1" target="_blank" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Visual Identity Guidelines</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#81402a">
<a href="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=138060&categoryTypeId=2" target="_blank" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Communication Handbook</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> (language versions ready next week)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#81402a">
<b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Communication package </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle" class="">
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<a href="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=137936&categoryTypeId=2" title="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=137936&categoryTypeId=2" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Visual identity library</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=138006&categoryTypeId=2" title="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=138006&categoryTypeId=2" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Poster</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=138063&categoryTypeId=2" title="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=138063&categoryTypeId=2" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Branded
merchandise</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">...and many more materials can be found in the
</span><a href="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=137849&categoryTypeId=2" title="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=137849&categoryTypeId=2" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Asset Bank</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">. <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li></ul>
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<a href="https://youtu.be/ccnzotps124?si=CZktu3h4CyMJ1iuA" title="https://youtu.be/ccnzotps124?si=CZktu3h4CyMJ1iuA" target="_blank" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Promotional video</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> (language versions will be uploaded
soon in the </span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzp5NgJ2-dK5COw5ol6HgQVBbGKGYlQLo&si=2OjEaKsQUv-eprVD" title="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzp5NgJ2-dK5COw5ol6HgQVBbGKGYlQLo&si=2OjEaKsQUv-eprVD" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">IYC 2024 playlist</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue">
<a href="https://trello.com/b/8QOaLZ0y/international-year-of-camelids-2024" target="_blank" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Trello Board</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#81402a" class="">Slogan:</span></b><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" dir="RTL" style="margin-right:71.4pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed">
<span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><b class="">AR</b></span><span dir="RTL" class=""></span><span dir="RTL" class=""></span><b class=""><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span dir="RTL" class=""></span><span dir="RTL" class=""></span>: </span></b><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">
أبطال الصحارى والمرتفعات: تغذية الناس والثقافة. </span><span dir="LTR" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:71.4pt">
<b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">EN:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> Heroes of deserts and highlands: nourishing people and culture. </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:71.4pt">
<b class=""><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">ES:</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> Héroes de desiertos y alturas: alimento para pueblos y culturas. </span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:71.4pt">
<span dir="LTR" class=""></span><span dir="LTR" class=""></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span dir="LTR" class=""></span><span dir="LTR" class=""></span><b class="">FR:</b> Héros des déserts et des hauts plateaux, ils nourrissent les peuples et les cultures</span><span lang="FR" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-left:71.4pt;background:white"><b class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">RU:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Герои</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">пустынь</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">и</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">высокогорий</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">на</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">стыке</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">продовольственной</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">безопасности</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">и</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">культуры</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span lang="FR" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-left:71.4pt;background:white"><span lang="FR" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-left:71.4pt;background:white"><b class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">ZH: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "MS Gothic";" class="">沙漠和高地英雄</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "MS Gothic";" class="">：</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "MS Gothic";" class="">支持生</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif;" class="">计发展</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif;" class="">，</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif;" class="">背负文化传承。</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span lang="FR" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof" style="margin-left:71.4pt;background:white"><span lang="FR" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#81402a" class="">Call for Human-Interest Stories:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Send us stories from the field to showcase how these hardy mammals are helping communities around the world. You can
</span><a href="https://digital-assets.fao.org/home/action/browseItems?categoryId=138059&categoryTypeId=2&cachedCriteria=1" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">fill in the form</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> and send it to
</span><a href="mailto:IY-Camelids@fao.org" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">IY-Camelids@fao.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> no later than
<b class=""><u class="">28 February 2024.</u></b></span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="m_3662622588178145617elementtoproof"><span style="font-family: Roboto;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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