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UNDP Regional Goodwill Ambassador Haddad to head to Norway on "Arctic Walk for Climate Resilience & Food Security"

NNA - "UNDP Regional Goodwill Ambassador Michael Haddad kicks-off his journey to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to deliver seeds from the Arab region," a press release indicated on Saturday.   

"Come join a distinguished group of well-wishers from the private sector, academia, civil society, and international partners bidding farewell to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad as he starts his journey to Svalbard, Norway on his Arctic Walk for Climate Resilience & Food Security," the statement said.

"On 7 June 2022, Haddad intends to complete a symbolic walk of 5 Km. in Svalbard towards the Global Seed Vault. His walk aims to spotlight risks that climate change poses to global food security and the importance of preserving agricultural biodiversity, including the critical role that the Global Vault and associated network of regional and country seedbanks play in that vein," the statement added.

"On the walk Haddad will carry with him a set of seed packets that are part of the official seed stocks intended by thirteen Arab countries for deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The packets are provided by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in coordination with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)," the statement said.

"Paralyzed from the chest down at the age of six, and told that he could never walk again, Haddad will perform his odds-defying symbolic walk with the aid of a specially designed exoskeleton to keep him upright as he uses a pair of crutches to walk in the unique “step-to-gait” mechanism that he devised. A distinguished scientific team from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Lebanese American University (LAU) closely supports and follows Michael’s walking endeavours," the press release concluded.

 

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