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International Year of Mountains
2002
| The General Assembly
has encouraged States, the United Nations system and
all other actors to take advantage of the
International Year of Mountains to ensure the
well-being of mountain communities by promoting
conservation and sustainable development in mountain
areas; increase awareness of mountain ecosystems and
their importance in providing crucial goods and
services, such as water supply and food security;
and promote and defend the cultural heritage of
mountain communities (resolution 55/189 of 20
December 2000). The Assembly proclaimed the Year by
resolution 53/24 of 10 November 1998. The lead
agency for the Year is the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. |
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Source: UN
Conferences and Observances :
http://www.un.org/events/ref41.htm |
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