简介:<正>Myengagementinthelong-termefforttostopthespreadofdesertsinChinastartedfromaverydistinctpersonalexperience.WhenIarrivedinBeijingin1998toserveasambassadortoChina,Iwasgreetedbytheyellowduststorms.ThegalesthatbroughtinthesandanddustwereverypowerfulanditwasnosmallshocktoseeBeijing’s
简介:TheYoungWomen’sChristianAssociation(YWCA)isawomen’sorganizationforsocialservicesthatemergedinmid-19thcenturyinthecontextofBritain’sIndustrialRevolution.BasedinGeneva,Switzerland,itisrepresentedin125countriesandregionsaroundtheglobewithamembershipofmorethan25million.TheYWCAisinconsultativestatuswiththeUNEconomicandSocialCouncilwithpermanent