About the UN

The United Nations is the peak global body working in partnership towards the achievement of universal human rights, peace and security, and sustainable development.

2011–2020

United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

A/RES/65/161

Decade of Action for Road Safety
A/RES/64/255

2010–2020

United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
A/RES/62/195

2008–2017

Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty A/RES/62/205

2006–2016

Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions
(third decade after the Chernobyl disaster)  A/RES/62/9

2005–2015

International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”
A/RES/58/217

2005–2014

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
A/RES/57/254

 

Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
A/RES/59/174

2003–2012

United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All
A/RES/56/116

2001–2010

International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World
A/RES/59/143
 

Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa
A/RES/60/221
 

Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
A/RES/55/146