Mountain Partnership

New Mountain Partnership Ambassador: Mira Rai


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16/12/2020
Nepalese trail and sky runner Mira Rai was today appointed a Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador as people across the world celebrate International Mountain Day.

The Mountain Partnership is a United Nations voluntary alliance dedicated to improving the lives of mountain peoples and protecting mountain environments, with a secretariat hosted at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
A former National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Rai describes herself as a “daughter of the mountains”. Her native country, Nepal, has the world’s highest mountains, and its Himalayan region is home to many indigenous communities and rich biodiversity.

"Pollution, climate change and other human activities are threatening [mountains]," said Rai. "Let us all come together and join hands to preserve and protect our beautiful mountains."
Rai is also the founder of the Mira Rai Initiative, a platform for empowering aspiring female trail runners in Nepal and promoting trail running as a mainstream adventure sport in Nepal.

“As a remarkable athlete, avid advocate for gender equality and emblem of positivity and possibility, the appointment of Mira Rai as Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador will help increase awareness of the vital importance of mountains, both in the Himalayan region and worldwide,” said Yuka Makino, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat.