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In December 1992 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution to make 1993 the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
The UN proclaimed 1993 as the International Year of the World's Indigenous People in 1990, not in December 1992.
Full reasoning
Official UN sources place the proclamation two years earlier than this sentence says.
- The UN's background page for this observance states: "in 1990, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 1993 the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples".
- The UN Digital Library record for General Assembly resolution A/RES/45/164 identifies that resolution as the one that proclaimed 1993 as the International Year, and it was adopted during the 45th session in 1990.
So December 1992 was not when the General Assembly first made 1993 the International Year. The relevant proclamation was adopted in December 1990.
2 sources
- Background - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | United Nations
In terms of special events related to indigenous peoples, in 1990, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 1993 the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples (A/RES/45/164 A/RES/47/75).
- International Year for the World's Indigenous People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
Proclaims 1993 as International Year for the World's Indigenous People ... In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. ... Resolution A/RES/45/164.
Role of Indigenous people in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge
This omits a key word from the official UN theme: the 2022 theme was about Indigenous women, not Indigenous people generally.
Full reasoning
This wording does not match the official UN theme it appears to reference.
Official UN sources list the 2022 International Day theme as:
"The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge"
The article's wording removes "Women", changing the stated theme. That makes the quoted theme inaccurate, even if the page intended to summarize the 2022 observance.
2 sources
- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | United Nations For Indigenous Peoples
Previous International Days and themes 2022: "The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge"
- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2022, Virtual commemoration, 9 August | United Nations For Indigenous Peoples
This year's theme is The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge