The United Nations declared 1993

The United Nations declared 1993 as a year of the _________.

1. disabled

2. forests

3. girl child

4. indigenous people

Correct Option: Option D,

indigenous people

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The UN General Assembly had proclaimed 1993 the International Year of the World’s Indigenous People, and the same year, the Assembly proclaimed the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, starting on 10 December 1994 (resolution 48/163). The goal of the First International Decade was to strengthen international cooperation for solving problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as human rights, the environment, development, education and health. The Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People was from 2005 to 2015.