Thus, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat in collaboration with several Mountain Partnership members presents this publication for this International Year to shed light on the merits and challenges of family farming in mountains.
Following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus in southern Africa Zimbabwe and South Africaa), the Southern Africa Development Community SADCC) Secretariat, in collaboration with FAO have organized a Regional Technical Meeting to assess the preparedness, response capacities and actions of Member States to the recent outbreaks of HPAI in the subregion.
The campaign was organized by the National AIDS Secretariat (NAS) in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLAFA), UNICEF and the UK National Committee for UNICEF.
The Secretariat should prepare in collaboration with member states a set of indicators to enable the measurement of progress in the implementation of the Plan of Action.
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) in close collaboration with the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) has developed a database and an interactive map which connects indigenous mountain communities and the mountain range they inhabit.
This series is being offered in collaboration with the secretariat for TerrAfrica at the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the technical body of the African Union.
In order to help indigenous young people become more acquainted with the Declaration's provisions, UNICEF – in collaboration with the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) and the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus – developed an adolescent-friendly version of UNDRIP.
In October 2010 and October 2012, the 10th and 11th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD adopted decisions mandating a new era of closer collaboration between the Secretariat and the WHO (CBD COP Decision X/27; CBD COP Decision XI/VI) (Keune et al. 2013).
The Commission requested Mexico, in collaboration with the Secretariat, to revise its discussion paper on the development of guidelines for food import control systems for consideration at the next session of the Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems.
3. In accordance with Rule XXXIII.12 of the General Rules of the Organization, relevant international organizations shall be invited to participate in the work of the Committee and the preparation of meeting documents on matters within their respective mandates in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Committee.
FAO hosts a multi-stakeholder dialogue on biodiversity mainstreaming across sectors of agriculture in collaboration with the Secretariat of the CBD, bringing together experts with the aim of building a community of practice, planning the Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform's future work, spreading awareness and mobilizing resources.
