There are only three months to the end of the year but while we still have time, Connect-World the Irish development organisation reminds you that 2008 is the International Year of…
Planet Earth: Aiming to capture people’s imagination with the exciting knowledge we possess about our planet, and to see that knowledge used to make the Earth a safer, healthier and wealthier place for our children and grandchildren.
Sanitation: At least 2.6 billion people – some 41 percent of the global population - do not have access to latrines or any sort of basic sanitation facilities.
The Potato: Aiming to raise awareness of the importance of the potato - and of agriculture in general - in addressing issues of global concern, including hunger, poverty and threats to the environment.
Languages: Close to half the 6,000 languages spoken in the world are doomed or likely to disappear in the foreseeable future.
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue: Aiming to recognise that Europe is becoming more culturally diverse.
This is also the International Decade of …
Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa (2001-2010)
The Eradication of Colonialism (2001-2010)
A Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010)
United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012)
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
The World’s Indigenous People (2005-2014)
Decade for Action: Water for Life (2005-2015)
Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions - relating to the Chernobyl disaster (2006-2016)
United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
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