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2012


<B>2012 International Year of Cooperatives  - IYC </B>
Τhe UN General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration.
<B>World Wetlands Day 2012</B> <br><span style="COLOR: #0767b3">[02 Feb 2012]</span>
2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
<B>World Water Day 2012</B> <br><span style="COLOR: #0767b3">[22 Mar 2012]</span>
International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. UN-Water has chosen ''Water and Food Security" as theme for WWD 2012.