Press Release

NAS RA V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)
Press release 13.12.2021

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF BASIC SCIENCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN 2022

The UN General Assembly has proclaimed International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) in 2022.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is one of the several scientific unions and institutions who will coordinate the IYBSSD in 2022 to promote the links between the basic sciences and the Sustainable Development Goals.

IYBSSD2022 will be officially inaugurated at an opening conference from 30 June to 1 July 2022 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Events and activities will be organized around the world until 30 June, 2023.

The UN resolution ‘invites all [its] 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 nongovernmental 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’.

The decision of the UN General Assembly was motivated by the high value of basic sciences for humankind.

Over 90 national and international science academies, learned societies, scientific networks, research and education centers are also supporting this initiative. They will organize events and activities all over the planet during the year to showcase and improve the links between basic sciences and the 17 SDGs.

Meline Asryan