Q. Consider the following pairs:
I. International Year of the Woman Farmer2026
II. International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism 2027
III. International Year of Peace and Trust 2025
IV. International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence2029
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is correct. The UN General Assembly has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. This initiative aims to highlight the crucial role of women farmers in food security, nutrition, and poverty eradication, and to address the challenges they face.
Pair 2 is correct. The United Nations has proclaimed 2027 as the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on 26 February 2024 to declare 2027 as the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism. It aims to emphasize the active promotion of sustainable and resilient tourism as a vital tool for poverty eradication, supporting the involvement of women, youth, older persons, and persons with disabilities, expanding economic opportunities, and creating decent jobs and income sources.
Pair 3 is correct. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to declare 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust. It calls on the international community to resolve conflicts through inclusive dialogue and negotiation in order to ensure the strengthening of peace and trust in relations between UN member states as a value that promotes sustainable development, peace and security, and human rights.
2025 has been proclaimed an international year devoted to four different themes: International Year of Glaciers, Peace, Quantum science and Cooperatives.
Pair 4 is correct. In 2024, the UN General Assembly declared 2029 the International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence to take advantage of the close approach of 99942 Apophis and raise global awareness about asteroids.
On 13 April 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass safely at a distance of about 32,000 kilometers above Earth’s surface, within the geostationary orbit, posing no threat to the planet. This extremely close approach will make the asteroid visible to billions of people with the naked eye in the clear night sky.
Source:
https://unric.org/en/2025-year-of-glaciers-peace-quantum-science-cooperatives/
https://www.un.org/en/observances/asteroid-day
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