Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology, (griech.) etymología, (lat.) etymologia, (esper.) etimologio
@_ Welt, Mundo, Monde, Mondo, World, (lat.) orbis (terrae), (esper.) mondo
Years - Jahre, Años, Années, Anni, Years - Jahrtausende, Milenios, Millénaires, Millennia, Millenniums - Jahrhunderte, Siglos, Siècles, Secoli, Centuries - Jahrzehnte, Décadas, Décennies, Decenni, Decades, (esper.) jaroj - YYYY

1975
International Women's Year
Weltfrauenjahr (UN)

Since 1975, "International Women's Year", March 8 has been celebrated as "International Women's Day", "to commemorate the historic struggle to improve women's lives". It is celebrated around the world at the local and national levels.

In 1977 (resolution 32/142), the General Assembly invited States to proclaim, in accordance with their historical and national traditions and customs, any day of the year as United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace. States were called upon to contribute to creating conditions for the elimination of discrimination against women and for their full and equal participation in social development. That action came on the wake of the International Women's Year (1975) and the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985), both proclaimed by the Assembly. The United Nations began observing International Women's Day, 8 March, in 1975 -- the International Women's Year.

1976-1985
United Nations Decade for Women

In 1977 (resolution 32/142), the General Assembly invited States to proclaim, in accordance with their historical and national traditions and customs, any day of the year as "United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace". States were called upon to contribute to creating conditions for the elimination of discrimination against women and for their full and equal participation in social development. That action came on the wake of the "International Women's Year" (1975) and the "United Nations Decade for Women" (1976-1985), both proclaimed by the Assembly. The United Nations began observing "International Women's Day", 8 March, in 1975 - the "International Women's Year".

1983-1992
International Day of Disabled Persons

In 1992, at the conclusion of the "United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons" (1983-1992), the General Assembly proclaimed 3 December as the "International Day of Disabled Persons" (resolution 47/3). The Decade had been a period of raising awareness and enacting measures to improve the situation of persons with disabilities and to provide them with equal opportunities. Subsequently, the Assembly appealed to Member States to highlight the observance of the Day in order to further integrate people with disabilities into society (resolution 47/88).

1985
Weltjugendjahr
Jahr der Jugend
Weltjugendtage

1988-1997
Weltdekade für kulturelle Entwicklung

1990-1999
Dritte Abrüstungsdekade

1990-1999
Third Disarmament Decade
Dritte Abrüstungsdekade

1990-1999
International Decade for Natural Disas=ter Reduction
Internationale Dekade für Katastrophenvorbeugung

(second Wednesday of October)

In 2001, the General Assembly decided to maintain the observance of the "International Day for Natural Disas=ter Reduction" on the second Wednesday of October (resolution 56/195 of 21 December), as a vehicle to promote a global culture of natural disas=ter reduction - including disas=ter prevention, mitigation and preparedness. The Assembly had designated that Day to be observed during the "International Decade for Natural Disas=ter Reduction", 1990-1999 (resolution 44/236).

1990-1999
United Nations Decade of International Law
Völkerrechtsdekade der Vereinten Nationen

1990-2000
International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
Internationale Dekade für die Beseitigung des Kolonialismus

1990-2000
Decade of the Brain

June 1998
The successful work with declaring 1990-2000 as the "Decade of the brain" world-wide has lead to a raised awareness of the impact of brain disorder and to significant scientific contributions. At a national level, the infrastructure and funding in various fields of brain research have greatly improved.
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1991-2000
Fourth United Nations Development Decade
Vierte Entwicklungsdekade der Vereinten Nationen

1991-2000
United Nations Decade against Drug Abuse
Dekade der Vereinten Nationen zur Bekämpfung des Drogenmißbrauchs

1993-2003
Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
Dritte Dekade zur Bekämpfung von Rassismus und Rassendiskriminierung

1994
International Year of Families

In 1993, the General Assembly decided that 15 May of every year should be observed as the International Day of Families (resolution 47/237 of 20 September). In 1989, by resolution 44/82, the Assembly had proclaimed 1994 the International Year of the Family, to increase awareness of family issues and improve the capability of nations to tackle family-related problems with comprehensive policies.

1994-2004
International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
Internationale Dekade der autochthonen Bevölkerungsgruppen der Welt
Internationale Dekade der Ureinwohner

1995
United Nations Year for Tolerance

In 1996, the General Assembly invited Member States to observe the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November, with activities directed towards both educational establishments and the wider public (resolution 51/95 of 12 December). This action came in the wake of the United Nations Year for Tolerance, 1995, proclaimed by the Assembly in 1993 (resolution 48/126). The Year had been declared on the initiative of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); on 16 November 1995, the UNESCO member States had adopted the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance and Follow-up Plan of Action for the Year.

1995-2004
United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (UN)
Dekade der Menschenrechtserziehung
Dekade für Menschenrechtserziehung und Informationstätigkeit auf dem Gebiet der Menschenrechte

1996
United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty

The General Assembly proclaimed the United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty on 20 December 1995 to follow up on the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty, 1996, with the objective to eradicating absolute poverty and substantially reducing overall poverty worldwide (resolution 51/178 of 16 December 1996).

On 22 December 2004, the Assembly stressed the importance of enhanced and predictable aid flows to ensure the sustainability of the development and poverty eradication efforts of developing countries (resolution 59/247). It urged countries to direct resources freed through debt relief, particularly through debt cancellation and reduction, towards poverty-eradication activities, sustainable economic growth, sustainable development and internationally agreed development goals. It called on developed countries to promote capacity-building and facilitate access to and transfer of technologies and corresponding knowledge on favourable terms, including concessional and preferential terms.

The Assembly also emphasized the critical role of formal and non-formal education, especially for girls, in empowering those living in poverty. It urged governments and the international community to give urgent priority to combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious, contagious diseases, and emphasized the link between poverty eradication and improving access to safe drinking water, as well as the need to meet goals for improved access to basic sanitation.

1997-2006
First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
Erste Dekade der Vereinten Nationen für die Beseitigung der Armut

The General Assembly proclaimed the United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty on 20 December 1995 to follow up on the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty, 1996, with the objective to eradicating absolute poverty and substantially reducing overall poverty worldwide (resolution 51/178 of 16 December 1996).

On 22 December 2004, the Assembly stressed the importance of enhanced and predictable aid flows to ensure the sustainability of the development and poverty eradication efforts of developing countries (resolution 59/247). It urged countries to direct resources freed through debt relief, particularly through debt cancellation and reduction, towards poverty-eradication activities, sustainable economic growth, sustainable development and internationally agreed development goals. It called on developed countries to promote capacity-building and facilitate access to and transfer of technologies and corresponding knowledge on favourable terms, including concessional and preferential terms.

The Assembly also emphasized the critical role of formal and non-formal education, especially for girls, in empowering those living in poverty. It urged governments and the international community to give urgent priority to combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious, contagious diseases, and emphasized the link between poverty eradication and improving access to safe drinking water, as well as the need to meet goals for improved access to basic sanitation.

1998
Internationales Jahr des Ozeans

1999
International Year of Older Persons
Internationales Jahr der älteren Menschen
Internationales Jahr der Senioren

1999
Centennial of the First International Peace Conference

2000
International Year of Thanksgiving
Internationales Jahr der Danksagung

2000
International Year for the Culture of Peace
Internationales Jahr für eine Kultur des Friedens
Weltjahr für eine Kultur des Friedens

2000
Jahr der Physik (W3)

2000-2010
Bone and Joint Decade
Jahrzehnt der Knochen und Gelenke

June 1998
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The impact from bone and joint disorders on society, the healthcare system and on the individual, combined with the awareness that our resources need to be more efficiently used, led to an initiative beginning with an inaugural Consensus Meeting held in Sweden in April in 1998 and culminating in a proposal for the Decade of the Bone and Joint from 2000 to 2010.
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The objective of the consensus meeting was to create a document describing the problem, current treatment options and to delineate future prospective regarding treatment of and research on musculo- skeletal disorders and injuries within mainly the following areas:

• joint diseases.
• spinal disorders.
• osteoporosis.
• trauma.

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Summary
The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 aims to improve the health- related quality of life for people with musculo-skeletal disorders by working in partnership with all stakeholders to raise awareness, identify needs, empower patients, promote cost-effective prevention and treatment and advance understanding through research to improve prevention and treatment.

2001
International Year of Volunteers (UN)
Internationales Freiwilligenjahr
Internationales Jahr der Freiwilligen

2001
United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
Internationales Jahr des Dialogs zwischen den Kulturkreisen

Die Vereinten Nationen haben das Jahr 2001 zum "Internationalen Jahr des Dialogs zwischen den Kulturen" ausgerufen.

In ihrer Resolution zum Jahr 2001 vom 4. November 1998 fordert die Generalversammlung die Vereinten Nationen, namentlich die UNESCO, Regierungen, internationale und nichtstaatliche Organisationen auf, "geeignete kulturelle, pädagogische und soziale Programme zu planen und durchzuführen, um das Konzept des Dialogs zwischen den Kulturen zu fördern". Die Generalversammlung hat das Jahresmotto "Dialog zwischen den Kulturen" auch als Gegenbegriff zum viel beschworenen Begriff "Clash of Civilizations" (Kampf der Kulturen) des amerikanischen Politikwissenschaftlers Samuel Huntington gewählt.

Die Vereinten Nationen weisen darauf hin, dass die verschiedenen Kulturen das "gemeinsame Erbe aller Menschen bilden und für die gesamte Menschheit eine Quelle der Inspiration und des Fortschritts sind". Sie bekräftigen, dass "Toleranz und Achtung der Vielfalt (...) eine solide Grundlage für die Bürgergesellschaft, für gesellschaftliche Harmonie und für den Frieden bilden". In der Resolution zum Internationalen Jahr 2001 betont die VN-Generalversammlung die "vielfältigen zivilisatorischen Errungenschaften der Menschheit, in denen der Pluralismus der Kulturen und die kreative Vielfalt der Menschen zum Ausdruck kommt".

In Anlehnung an die deutsche Huntington-Ausgabe wurde für den deutschen Sprachraum die Bezeichnung "Dialog zwischen den Kulturen" gewählt. Die offizielle Bezeichnung des Jahres in englischer und französischer Sprache lautet: United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations bzw. Année des Nations Unies pour le dialogue entre les civilisations.

2001
International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
A/RES/53/132
Internationales Jahr der Mobilisierung gegen Rassismus, Rassendiskriminierung, Fremdenfeindlichkeit und damit zusammenhängende Intoleranz

2001-2010
International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World
Internationale Dekade für eine Kultur des Friedens und der Gewaltlosigkeit zugunsten der Kinder der Welt

On 15 December 2004, the General Assembly again stated that the objective of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World is to further strengthen the global movement for a culture of peace (resolution 59/143). It invited States to continue to expand their activities promoting such a culture and encouraged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), as lead agency for the Decade, to further strengthen its activities to promote a culture of peace.

The Assembly proclaimed the International Decade in 1998, following the observance of the International Year for the Culture of Peace in 2000 (resolution 53/25 of 10 November). It invited non-governmental organizations, religious bodies and groups, educational institutions, artists and the media to support the Decade for the benefit of every child of the world.

2001-2010
Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
Zweite Internationale Dekade für die Beseitigung des Kolonialismus

On 8 December 2000, as the General Assembly observed the fortieth anniversary of its adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, it declared 2001-2010 the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (resolution 55/146).

On 22 December 2004, the Assembly urged Member States to contribute to the United Nations efforts to usher in a world free of colonialism within the Second International Decade, giving their full support to the Special Committee on decolonization in that endeavour (resolution 59/134). Addressing the situation of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands, the Assembly reaffirmed the inalienable right of the peoples of the Territories to self-determination in conformity with the United Nations Charter and the General Assembly Declaration on decolonization (resolution 1514 (XV)).

The Assembly reaffirmed that there is no alternative to self-determination, and called on the administering Powers, in cooperation with the territorial governments, to facilitate political education programmes in the Territories to foster awareness among their peoples of their right to self-determination. It also reaffirmed the responsibility of the administering Powers to promote the socio-economic development and preserve the cultural identity of the Territories, and request the Territories and administering Powers to protect the environment of the Territories under their administration against environmental degradation.

The first International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, 1990-2000, was declared in 1988 (resolution 43/47).

2002
International Year of Mountains
Internationales Jahr der Berge

2002
International Year of Ecotourism
Internationales Jahr des Ökotourismus

2002
United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage

Emphasizing the need to enhance the potential of culture as a means of achieving prosperity, sustainable development and global peaceful coexistence, the General Assembly, on 20 December 2002, proclaimed 21 May the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (resolution 57/249). Acting during the closing days of the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage (2002), the Assembly recognized the close link between protecting cultural diversity and the larger framework of the dialogue among civilizations.

2003
International Year of Freshwater
Internationales Jahr des Süßwassers

2003-2012
United Nations Literacy Decade - Education for All
Alphabetisierungsdekade der Vereinten Nationen
Internationales Jahrzehnt der Alphabetisierung
UN-Weltdekade der Alphabetisierung
Dekade der Vereinten Nationen für die Alphabetisierung - "Lese- und Schreibkenntnisse für alle"

On 19 December 2001, the General Assembly proclaimed 2003 to 2012 as the United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All (resolution 56/116). It reaffirmed that literacy for all was at the heart of the notion of basic education for all, and that creating literate environments was essential to eradicating poverty, achieving gender equity and ensuring sustainable development.

On 20 December 2004, the Assembly appealed to all Governments to develop reliable literacy data and information and to devise innovative strategies to achieve the goals of the Decade. It appealed to all Governments and to economic and financial organizations and institutions, both national and international, to lend greater financial and material support to efforts to increase literacy. The Assembly invited Member States, United Nations bodies and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to intensify their efforts to implement the International Plan of Action for the Decade (resolution 59/149).

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Die UNESCO ist federführend für die UN-Weltdekade der Alphabetisierung (2003-2012), deren Ziel es ist, die Analphabetenrate bei Erwachsenen um die Hälfte zu reduzieren.

Der Welttag der Alphabetisierung am 8. September erinnert jedes Jahr daran, dass es in vielen Ländern immer noch ein Privileg ist, lesen und schreiben zu können.
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2004
International Year of Rice
Internationales Jahr des Reises (UN)
Internationales Reis-Jahr

2004
International Year to Commemorate the struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
Internationales Jahr der UN zum Gedenken an den Kampf gegen die Sklaverei und an ihre Abschaffung

2005
International Year for Sport and Physical Education
Internationales Jahr des Sports und des Sportunterrichts
Internationales Jahr des Sports und der Leibeserziehung

On 3 November 2003, the General Assembly decided to proclaim 2005 as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education, as a means to promote education, health, development and peace (resolution 58/5). It invited governments to organize events to underline their commitment and to seek the assistance of sports personalities in that regard.

Subsequently, the Assembly decided to launch the International Year on 5 November 2004 (resolution 59/10 of 27 October 2004). It invited Governments, the United Nations system and appropriate sport-related institutions to promote the role of sport and physical education in development, and in advancing health awareness, the spirit of achievement, cultural bridging and collective values. The Assembly stressed the need for all parties to cooperate closely with international sports bodies to elaborate a “code of good practice”, and invited Governments to accelerate the elaboration of an international anti-doping convention in all sports activities.

2005 ist das UNO Jahr des Sports und der Sporterziehung: Die UNO-Vollversammlung folgte Ende 2003 einer Idee von Adolf Ogi, Sonderberater des UNO-Generalsekretärs für Sport im Dienst von Entwicklung und Frieden. Hauptsächliche Ziele des Sonderjahres sind die Förderung der Bildung, Gesundheit, Entwicklung und Frieden durch Sport und Sporterziehung. Auch der Internationale Tag des Waldes 2005 (ITW 05) wird dem UNO Jahr gewidmet sein.

2005
International Year of Microcredit
Internationales Jahr der Kleinstkredite

In 1998, proclaiming 2005 as the International Year of Microcredit (resolution 53/197 of 15 December), the General Assembly requested that the Year's observance be a special occasion for giving impetus to microcredit programmes in all countries, particularly the developing countries. The Assembly asked all those involved in poverty eradication to take additional steps to make available credit and related services for self-employment and income-generating activities to an increasing number of people living in poverty. Governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the media were invited to highlight the role of microcredit in poverty eradication, its contribution to social development, and its positive impact on the lives of the poor.

On 22 December 2004, the Assembly emphasized that observance of the International Year provides a significant opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of microcredit in the eradication of poverty, to share good practices and to further enhance financial sectors that support sustainable, pro-poor financial services in all countries. It also recognized that access to microfinance and microcredit can contribute to achievement of the goals and targets of major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields -- including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration (resolution 59/246).

2005
Jahr der Eucharistie

2005
International Year of Physics
World Year of Physics
Internationales Jahr der Physik

2005-2014
International Decade for Action - Water for Life
Internationale Aktionsdekade - Wasser zum Leben

On 23 December 2003, the General Assembly proclaimed the period from 2005 to 2015 as the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, commencing on World Water Day, 22 March 2005 (resolution 58/217). It welcomed the decision of the Commission on Sustainable Development to consider water, sanitation and human settlements as the thematic cluster in the first cycle, 2004-2005, and invites the Commission to work within existing resources to identify possible activities and programmes in connection with the Decade within the framework of its consideration of that cluster at its twelfth and thirteenth sessions.

The Assembly invited the Secretary-General to take the appropriate steps to organize the activities of the Decade, taking into account the results of the International Year of Freshwater and the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development at its twelfth and thirteenth sessions. It also called upon the relevant United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, regional commissions and other organizations of the United Nations system to deliver a coordinated response, utilizing existing resources and voluntary funds, to make “Water for Life” a decade for action. By its resolution 59/228 of 22 December 2004, the Assembly called on the United Nations system to step up efforts to make the International Decade a period for delivering on promises through the use of existing resources and voluntary funds.

2005-2014
Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
Zweite Internationale Dekade der autochthonen Bevölkerungsgruppen der Welt

By its resolution 59/174 of 20 December 2004, the General Assembly proclaimed the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People, beginning 1 January 2005, with the goal of further strengthening international cooperation to solve problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and economic and social development. It asked the Secretary-General to appoint the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs as the Coordinator for the Second Decade, and invited Governments to ensure that activities and objectives for the Second Decade are planned and implemented in full collaboration with indigenous people.

The Assembly asked the Secretary-General to establish a voluntary fund for the Second Decade, urging Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute to it. It also urged that competent United Nations organs, programmes and specialized agencies, in planning activities for the Second Decade, examine how existing programmes and resources might be used to benefit indigenous people more effectively.

2005-2014
UN-Weltdekade 'Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung'

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Die Vereinten Nationen haben die Jahre 2005-2014 zur Weltdekade "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" ausgerufen. Ziel der UN-Dekade ist es, das Konzept "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" weltweit in Kindergärten, Schulen und Universitäten zu verankern. Nachhaltigkeit steht für eine ökologisch, ökonomisch und sozial ausgewogene Entwicklung, die nicht auf Kosten zukünftiger Generationen geht. Die "UNESCO" - die "Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Kultur und Kommunikation" - koordiniert die Umsetzung der Dekade auf internationaler Ebene. Als nationale Plattform wurde die Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission mit der Umsetzung der Dekade beauftragt.
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Im Jahr 2002 haben die "Vereinten Nationen" ("UN") für die Jahre 2005 bis 2014 die Weltdekade "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" ausgerufen. Die internationale Initiative will dazu beitragen, die Prinzipien nachhaltiger Entwicklung weltweit in den nationalen Bildungssystemen zu verankern. Internationale Lead-Agency der Dekade ist die UNESCO. In Deutschland steht die UN-Dekade "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" unter der Schirmherrschaft von Bundespräsident Horst Köhler und wird von einem von der Deutschen UNESCO-Komission einberufenen Nationalkomitee unter dem Vorsitz des Erziehungswissenschaftlers Prof. Dr. Gerhard de Haan (Freie Universität Berlin) koordiniert.
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2005-2014
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Dekade der Vereinten Nationen - Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Weltdekade zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung

The General Assembly, on 20 December 2002, proclaimed the 10-year period beginning on 1 January 2005 as the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (resolution 57/254). The Assembly designated the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as lead agency for promotion of the Decade, asking it to develop a draft International Implementation Scheme, clarifying the Decade's relationship with such existing educational processes as the Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum in 2002 and the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012).

On 22 December 2004, the Assembly requested that the Secretary-General call upon UNESCO to finalize the draft Implementation Scheme as soon as possible, preferably by the beginning of the Decade, with a view to its submission to UNESCO's governing bodies for its final consideration and adoption (resolution 59/237). It invited Governments to promote public awareness and wider participation in the Decade, including cooperation with and initiatives engaging civil society and other relevant stakeholders, especially at the beginning of the Decade.

2006
International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD)
Internationales Jahr der Wüsten und der Wüstenausbreitung
Internationales Jahr der Wüsten und der Wüstenbildung (UNCCD)

On 23 December 2003, the General Assembly decided to declare 2006 as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (resolution 58/211). It invited all countries to establish national committees or focal points and to celebrate the Year by arranging appropriate activities. It called upon all relevant international organizations and Member States to support the activities related to desertification, including land degradation, to be organized by affected countries, in particular, African countries and least developed countries.

The Assembly has designated the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, as focal point of the Year, in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and other relevant United Nations bodies.

United Nations Launches International Year of Deserts and Desertification 2006 to Profile Desertification as a Major Thread to Humanity.

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Subsequently, at its 58 th ordinary session, the General Assembly declared 2006 the "International Year of Deserts and Desertification" ("IYDD"). In doing so, the General Assembly underlined its deep concern for the exacerbation of desertification, particularly in Africa, and noted its far-reaching implications for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which must be met by 2015.
At the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Convention was singled out as a key instrument for poverty eradication in dryland rural areas.
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Das Übereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen zur Bekämpfung der Wüstenbildung wurde 1994 in Paris beschlossen und trat am 26.12.1996 in Kraft. Ziele der Konvention sind die Bekämpfung der Wüstenbildung, die Reduzierung der Auswirkungen von Dürrekatastrophen v.a. in Afrika, weiterhin Armutsbekämpfung, Strukturanpassungsmaßnahmen, Geburtenkontrolle und konkrete Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Rolle der Frau.

2008
Weltjahr der Abfall- und Abwasserentsorgung

2008
Internationales Jahr der Kartoffel
Weltjahr der Kartoffel

2008
Jahr der Mathematik (W3)

2008
Jahr der Sprachen
Weltjahr der Sprachen

2008
Internationales Jahr des Planeten Erde (A/RES/60/192)
Weltjahr des Planeten Erde

2009
Jahr der Astronomie
Année mondiale de l'astronomie

Interessante Bücher zum Thema finden Sie in unserem Special.

2009
Darwin-Jahr (W3)

Giordano Bruno Stiftung startet Online-Portal www.darwin-jahr.de
Mastershausen (ots) - Das Jahr 2009 steht gleich in doppelter Hinsicht im Zeichen Charles Darwins: Denn der große Evolutionsbiologe wurde nicht nur vor 200 Jahren geboren, vor exakt 150 Jahren erschien zudem sein bahnbrechendes Werk "Über die Entstehung der Arten". Nun haben die Giordano Bruno Stiftung und die AG Evolutionsbiologie ein Internetportal an den Start gebracht, das kompetent, aber auch unterhaltsam durch das Darwin-Jahr führen wird.
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2010
Internationales Jahr der biologischen Vielfalt
Internationalen Jahr der Biodiversität
International Year of Biodiversity

Die Vielfalt der in Landwirtschaft, Gartenbau und Forst genutzten Kulturpflanzen ist ein bedeutender Teil der gesamten biologischen Vielfalt auf der Erde. Sie bildet die Grundlage für eine sichere und gesunde Ernährung der Menschen in Deutschland und weltweit. Die Erhaltung der Lebensraumvielfalt, der Artenvielfalt und des Formenreichtums innerhalb von Arten sichert die Funktionsfähigkeit von Ökosystemen, mithin die Produktionsgrundlagen in der Agrarwirtschaft. Zahlreiche Pflanzenarten sind zugleich genetische Ressourcen für die Pflanzenzüchtung, ohne die eine Anpassung unserer Kulturarten an zukünftige Anforderungen und an den Klimawandel nicht möglich wäre. Die biologische Vielfalt ist bedroht; die gegenwärtige Artenverlustrate aus Sicht der Landwirtschaft nicht mehr hinnehmbar, da mit jeder Art wirtschaftliches Potenzial verloren geht. Auch deshalb hat die UNO das Jahr 2010 zum Jahr der Biologischen Vielfalt ausgerufen.
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2010-2020
United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification

2011
Internationales Jahr der Chemie (W3)

Kein Stoff, keine Tablette, kein Lebensmittel entsteht ohne Chemie. Um mehr Menschen für den wichtigen Forschungszweig zu begeistern, haben die Vereinten Nationen 2011 zum "Internationalen Jahr der Chemie" erklärt. Es steht unter dem Motto "Chemie - unser Leben, unsere Zukunft". Das UN-Jahr soll weltweit Projekte anstoßen, die zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen. Die UNESCO und die Internationale Union für reine und angewandte Chemie (IUPAC) koordinieren das Jahr der Chemie (www.chemistry2011.org). Die Aktivitäten in Deutschland begleitet unter der Federführung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker das "Forum Chemie" (www.ijc2011.de). Die weltweite Auftaktveranstaltung des UN-Jahres der Chemie ist am 27. Januar 2011 am Hauptsitz der UNESCO in Paris. Der Auftakt in Deutschland findet am 9. Februar in Berlin statt. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel wird die Eröffnungsrede halten.

2011
Jahr des Waldes

Leonardo-Newsletter:

International mehr Beachtung für die Lunge der Erde

Es ist noch nicht so lange her, als der deutsche Wald totgesagt wurde. Und wie immer die Schreckensnachricht vom "Waldsterben" im Nachhinein beurteilt wird, den hiesigen Wäldern hat sie geholfen. Sie brachte die Anhänger eines naturnahen Waldbaus in Schlüsselpositionen, und alle staatlichen Forstverwaltungen schworen dem Kahlschlag und dem Wald, der streng nach Altersklassen getrennt war, ab. Doch neuerdings werden die guten Vorsätze bedroht, nicht nur vom Klimawandel.

2011
Jahr der Wälder

Die Wälder der Erde sind von elementarer Bedeutung für das Klima und den Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt. Daran soll das Internationale Jahr der Wälder 2011 erinnern. Die UNESCO unterstützt die Aktivitäten der Vereinten Nationen zur Erhaltung der Wälder. Das Welterbeprogramm der UNESCO leistet dazu einen maßgeblichen Beitrag. mehr...

2015
Internationales Jahr des Lichts (W3)

Internationales Jahr des Lichts

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Liste von Gedenk- und Aktionstagen - International

Liste von Gedenk- und Aktionstagen

In diese Liste werden alle Feiertage (insbesondere Nationalfeiertage), Gedenktage und Aktionstage aufgenommen, an denen jährlich wiederkehrend – international oder national – an bedeutende historische weltliche oder religiöse Ereignisse erinnert oder über wichtige gesellschaftspolitische oder medizinische Problemlagen informiert wird. Für eine Liste der Gedenktage von Heiligen siehe Heiligenkalender.
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