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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Igshaan,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Here below a major event for the Western and Central Africa region.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3><span lang=EN-US>Ninth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The WCA RISG was represented by its chair Harouna Abarchi at the ninth session of the </span><a href="https://www.uneca.org/eca-events/arfsd2023"><span lang=EN-US>Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development</span></a><span lang=EN-US> organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Niamey (Niger) from February 28 to March 3, 2023. This represented an opportunity to speak out about the IYRP and raising awareness on the importance of rangelands and pastoralism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Harouna & Serena<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>De :</b> Risgchairs <risgchairs-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> <b>De la part de</b> Igshaan Samuels<br><b>Envoyé :</b> Wednesday, 22 March 2023 9:51 pm<br><b>À :</b> risgchairs@list.cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Objet :</b> [Message Suspect] [Risgchairs] Regional IYRP events of significance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear RISG chairs<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We are putting together a newsletter to update the delegates of the upcoming International Grassland Congress in the USA in May 2023 on the past activities and future plans of the IYRP. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We would like to include a section on the type of actions that regions have taken or events that they organised, that made a real meaningful impact (In whatever way you think it did) towards achieving the IYRP goals. A brief description of the event or action taken might include the name of the event, date, place, objectives of the event and what materialized during the event and how it benefited the IYRP. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Could all regions provide a brief summary (5-8 lines) of just <b>ONE</b> such an event/action that has occurred in your region and that you were part of? Examples might be the IRC in Kenya 2022, Youth Festival in the Arctic in 2022, the ICCA consortium event in 2022, SRM 2023 IYRP special sessions etc.. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>May I have responses from you by 31 March 2023?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Igshaan <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545'>Disclaimer - This e-mail is subject to UWC policies and e-mail disclaimer published on our website at: <a href="https://www.uwc.ac.za/disclaimer" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://www.uwc.ac.za/disclaimer</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>