Who has declared the year 2024 as the International Year of Camelids?
- (a)U.N. (United Nations)
- (b)UNESCO
- (c)WHO
- (d)USA
Correct — A, the United Nations (UN). The UN General Assembly declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids, to raise global awareness of camels, llamas, alpacas and other camelid species and their role in the food security, livelihoods and culture of pastoral and dryland communities. FAO, the UN's food and agriculture agency, was designated to facilitate the observance.
- (b)UNESCO — UNESCO runs its own international-year designations (mostly on education, science and culture) but did not declare this one — it was a UN General Assembly resolution, implemented through FAO.
- (c)WHO — The World Health Organization deals with global health, not livestock or food-security observances such as this one.
- (d)USA — The USA is a single member state, not a body that can declare a UN-recognised International Year — such declarations are made by the UN General Assembly.
The UN General Assembly periodically declares 'International Years' to focus global attention on an issue for a calendar year, and typically designates one of its specialised agencies to lead the observance. The International Year of Camelids 2024 highlights the role of camels, llamas, alpacas and vicuñas in the food security and livelihoods of pastoral communities in arid and dryland regions, with FAO tasked to facilitate it.
Exam-setters like to test 'which body declared/leads X observance year' because students often default to UNESCO or WHO out of habit. The safe rule: broad development/food/livelihood-themed international years are usually UN General Assembly declarations implemented by a relevant UN agency (here, FAO for food and agriculture), not UNESCO (education/culture) or WHO (health).
- 2024 was declared the International Year of Camelids by the UN General Assembly
- FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) was designated to facilitate the observance
- Camelids include camels, llamas, alpacas and vicuñas
- The theme centres on food security and livelihoods in dryland/pastoral communities
- Defaulting to UNESCO for any 'International Year of X' question — check the theme first
- Confusing the International Year of Camelids (2024) with the International Year of Millets (2023)
A one-line 'who declared the International Year of X' factual recall, usually testing the correct UN body rather than the theme itself.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The year 2023 was observed by the United Nations as the International Year of:
- (a)Millets
- (b)Camelids
- (c)Pulses
- (d)Quinoa
Answer(a) Millets — the UN declared 2023 the International Year of Millets, with FAO facilitating.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which UN agency was tasked with facilitating the International Year of Camelids 2024?
- (a)WHO
- (b)UNESCO
- (c)FAO
- (d)UNEP
Answer(c) FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) — camelids' role in food security falls under its mandate.