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Communications in 2002
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Livelihoods of millions of mountain people at risk
Adelboden, Switzerland, 20 June 2002 - The international community should pay more attention to the plight of millions of people in mountain areas, according to the final declaration of a four-day international conference, which ended today. Read more .
Mahseers for the millions
Rome, 28 May 2002 - In mountain areas, where protein is often scarce, fishing can improve diets. International Year of Mountains, 2002, is a good time to find out how to make it work. Read more .
Many of world's chronically undernourished reside in mountain regions
Rome, 15 February 2002 - Mountain dwellers are among the world's largest populations of undernourished and hungry, David Harcharik, Deputy Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said today. Read more .
Eradication of armed conflict and hunger essential first steps to protect mountain ecosystems and alleviate poverty in mountain communities
The United Nations, New York, 11 December 2001 - Armed conflict and hunger must be eradicated to protect the world's fragile mountain ecosystems and alleviate the desperate poverty that exists in many mountain communities, said Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at the global launch of the International Year of Mountains at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Read more .
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