CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year of Peace and Trust (IYPT) to reaffirm the UN’s role to settle disputes peacefully.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2019 at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, 2021 was declared the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The UN has designated 2024 as the International Year of Camelids. Camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos are an important source of livelihood for millions of families-most of them pastoralists-in dryland and mountainous rangeland ecosystems around the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tajikistan has taken the lead, internationally, preparing a resolution for the UNGS for the declaration of 2025 as the International year of glacier preservation.