the International Year of the Mountains Focus Group
in cooperation with the Department of Public Information
cordially invite you to
Global Launch of the International Year of Mountains 2002
Tuesday, 11 December 2001 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York
Overland's "Mountain diary"
Archived Video: Global Launch of The International Year of Mountains 2002
WELCOMING REMARKS
Adolf Ogi, former President, Swiss Confederation
OPENING REMARKS
Murari Raj Sharma, Acting President, 56th session of the General Assembly
Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs on behalf
of the Secretary-General
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Jacques Diouf, Director-General, FAO
BRIEF STATEMENTS
Kurmanbek Bakiev, Prime Minister, Kyrgyz Republic
Diego Garcia Sayan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Peru
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: SUSTAINABILITY IN MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT
Nitin Desai, Moderator
Jim Enote, Leader, Zuni Nation
Yolanda Kakabadse, former Minister of Environment, Ecuador and
President, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Uma Lele, Senior Adviser, World Bank
MUSICAL INTERLUDES
Franz Hackl, contemporary Austrian composer and trumpet soloist
Members of permanent missions, Secretariat staff, representatives
of non-governmental organizations
and the media are invited to attend.
