International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, 2022

Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other global, regional and subregional organizations, as well as other relevant stakeholders, including academia, civil society, inter alia, international and national non-governmental organizations, individuals and the private sector, to observe and raise awareness of the importance of basic sciences for sustainable development, in accordance with national priorities;

Invites the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to be the lead agency and focal point for the Year and to organize activities to be realized during the Year, in collaboration with other relevant entities of the United Nations system, as well as international governmental and non-governmental scientific organizations, such as the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics and their associated organizations and federations across the world, and in this regard notes that the activities of the Year will be funded from voluntary contributions, including from the private sector;

Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations, academia and the private sector, for appropriate observance.