Q31
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeInternational Affairs & Organisations
The year 2026 has been declared by the United Nation as the year of:
- a.International year of Food Security
- b.International year of Rural Development
- c.International year of Women Farmers
- d.International year for Human Development
Answer: (C) International year of Women Farmers
The UN General Assembly has declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer, to highlight the role of women in agrifood systems and the gaps they face in land rights, credit and technology; FAO is the lead agency. 2026 is also the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists and the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development, but those titles are not among the options, and options A, B and D are not UN observances for this year. Recent international years asked in exams: 2023 Millets (on India's proposal), 2024 Camelids, and 2025 Cooperatives, Quantum Science and Technology, and Glaciers' Preservation.