2021 Year Of United Nations
The un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs predicts a record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year.
2021 year of united nations. The initiative aims at raising awareness on the nutritional and health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption. He warned that some 270 million people are now marching toward starvation and that in some countries famine is around the horizon 2021 is literally going to be catastrophic based on what we. United nations holidays in 2021.
Wfp chief david beasley sounded the alarm at a united nations general assembly meeting on friday convened to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and worldwide efforts to blunt its impact. International day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the holocaust. We can let 2021 be the year of the grand reversal the unravelling of 40 years of progress or we can work together to make sure we all find a way out of this pandemic he said.
The united nations is observing 2021 as the international year of fruits and vegetables iyfv. The purpose is to highlight the vital role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition and food security as well as urging efforts to improve sustainable production and reduce waste. United nations un international days of the year 2021 presented in a year calendar ready for print.
General assembly adopts 5 resolutions including texts on revitalizing its own work designating 2021 international year of peace and trust delegates take note of security council report for. International year of peace and trust a res 73 338 international year of creative economy for sustainable development. An employee at the united nations may or may not choose to take this day as a holiday.
This year that figure was 170 million. The 74 th session of the united nations general assembly has declared 2021 as the international year of fruits and vegetables. Starting in 2016 the united nations staff will no longer have 10 official holidays.
The head of the u n s world food programme has issued an apocalyptic forecast about the year 2021 warning that a catastrophic humanitarian crisis looms in the months ahead in what will be the worst year in over 100 years.