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International Year of Light

 The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies,2015 (IYL 2015) is a United Nations observance that aims to raise

awareness of the achievements of light science and its alications! andits imortance to h"man#ind$ IYL 2015 oening ceremonies will be held1%&20 'an"ar 2015 in aris$

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 The International Year of Light is *a global initiative adoted b the UnitedNations to raise awareness of how otical technologies romotes"stainable develoment and rovide sol"tions to worldwide challenges inenerg! ed"cation! agric"lt"re! comm"nications and health$*

UN+,-. delegates from /hana and eico introd"ced the roosal to the+ec"tive oard! elaining the motivation and mission "nderling theInternational Year of Light$ The resol"tion was adoted b the +ec"tiveoard 3oined b co&signatories from a f"rther 24 oard embers$ Theresol"tion roosing an IYL 2015 was laced before the 1%0th ,ession ofthe UN+,-. eec"tive board held in aris from 1614 .ctober 2012 b/hana! eico! and the 7"ssian 8ederation (oard embers) and New9ealand (UN+,-. ember ,tate)$

 The International Year of Light is a global initiative which will highlight to

the citi:ens of the world the imortance of light and otical technologiesin their lives! for their f"t"res! and for the develoment of societ$ It is a"ni;"e oort"nit to insire! ed"cate! and connect on a global scale$

 The resol"tion 4=221 roclaiming the IYL 2015 was adoted on 20?ecember 201 d"ring a lenar meeting of the >4th ,ession of the UN/eneral

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including scientific societies and unions educational institutions technolog!#latforms non$#rofit organi%ations and #rivate sector #artners.

In #roclaiming an International Year focusing on the to#ic of light science and itsa##lications the United Nations has recogni%ed the im#ortance of raising global

awareness about how light$based technologies #romote sustainable develo#mentand #rovide solutions to global challenges in energ! education agriculture andhealth. Light #la!s a vital role in our dail! lives and is an im#erative cross$cuttingdisci#line of science in the &'st centur!. It has revolutioni%ed medicine o#ened u#international communication via the Internet and continues to be central to lin"ingcultural economic and #olitical as#ects of the global societ!.

 An International Year of Light is a tremendous opportunity toensure that international policymakers and stakeholders aremade aware of the problem-solving potential of light

technology. We now have a unique opportunity to raise globalawareness of this.

says ohn !udley" #hairman of the IYL $%&' (teering#ommittee.