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Bishkek, Dec. 13, 2018. /Kabar/. The Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan to the UN, with the co-sponsorship of the Permanent Missions of Austria, Andorra, Canada, as well as the offices of FAO and UNDP in New York, held an event entitled “Tackling Climate ChangPermanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan to UN organizes event timed to International Mountain Day
Bishkek, Dec. 13, 2018. /Kabar/. The Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan to the UN, with the co-sponsorship of the Permanent Missions of Austria, Andorra, Canada, as well as the offices of FAO and UNDP in New York, held an event entitled “Tackling Climate Change and Building Resilience for Mountain and Rural Communities”, dedicated to the International Mountain Day. The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported that in her welcoming speech, Moldoisayeva noted that the initiative of 2002 to declare December 11, 2018 the International Mountain Day belongs to Kyrgyzstan, which indicates the desire of the Kyrgyz side to actively promote sustainable mountain development. Moldoisayeva also noted that the leadership of the Kyrgyz Republic pays attention to the development of the country's regions, including mountainous areas. In particular, the announcement of 2018 by President of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbekov the Year of Regional Development and the Concept of Regional Development for 2018-2022 was noted. Additionally, during the event, presentations were made by invited experts from Andorra, FAO and UNDP, the University of Utah. During the presentations, information was provided on the development of international cooperation on the development of mountain communities and the preservation of mountain ecosystems, as well as the experience of individual countries in implementing national plans and programs of FAO and UNDP on strengthening the resilience of mountain communities and improving the environmental situation in mountain areas was described. The invited experts and participants of the event also noted the leading role of Kyrgyzstan in promoting cooperation in the field of sustainable mountain development. This event attracted great attention of the missions of the member states to the UN and the Secretariat of the Organization. Read more