International Decades

UNESCO participates in the celebration of the following International Decades proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations:

• 2013-2022
  International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (A/RES/67/104)
• 2011-2020
  United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (A/RES/65/161)
• 2010-2020
  United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
• 2005-2015
  International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”
  
• 2005-2014
  United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
  
• 2005-2015
  Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
  
• 2003-2012
  United Nations Literacy Decade
  
• 2001- 2010
  International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World

For a comprehensive list of all decades the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies observe see International Decades