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Kamal Kishore
Member Secretary
NDMA
As rates of hunger skyrocket around the world, partnerships are critical because they help the World Food Programme (WFP) reach millions of vulnerable people with the nutrition they need to survive – and thrive. Together, we are saving and changing lives David Beasley Executive Director, WFP
@KamalKishore_IN
Infrastructure around the world is undergoing a transition. The real challenge is how do we make sure that the narrative remains focused on people we wish to serve through infrastructure services
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director General, WHO @DrTedros
We will not have an effective Global Biodiversity Framework if international institutions and national governments do not include the recognition and promotion of agroecological food systems to prevent the collapse of biodiversity and mitigate the climate crisis
War, hunger & disease are old friends. More than pandemics, war shakes & shatters the foundations on which previously stable societies stood; and it leaves scars that can take years to heal. There can be no health without peace
Edie Mukiibi Vice President, Slow Food Ibrahim Thiaw
Executive Secretary
UNCCD @ibrahimthiaw
We have an opportunity, one that comes along very rarely. To build the kind of future we want. One that is clean, green, sustainable and resilient. One that is prosperous in all senses of the term
We can see the scars we left on the land from space. And we can see the clear signs in marches and protests that we cannot continue business as usual if we’re to avoid the future no one wants
Patricia Espinosa Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
Who is a Sheriff?
Urban TRIVIA
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June 2022 | www.urbanupdate.in
The Sheriff is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year. He/She is an officer of the high court and ranks just below the mayor, but does not have independent executive powers. In India, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai had the office of Sheriff, however Madras abolished it in 1998. Mumbai and Kolkata still continue with the Britishera position. Satish Chitgopekar (2016) and Mani Shankar Mukherjee (2019) were the last Sheriffs of Mumbai and Kolkata, respectively.
