A/RES/66/221 53/199 of 15 December 1998 and 61/185 of 20 December 2006 on the proclamation of international years, Affirming the need to heighten public awareness of the nutritional, economic, environmental and cultural properties of quinoa, 1. Decides to declare 2013 the International Year of Quinoa; 2. Invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, mindful of the provisions of the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, to facilitate the implementation of the International Year of Quinoa, in collaboration with Governments and relevant organizations of the United Nations system, as well as indigenous peoples’ organizations and non-governmental organizations, and also invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to keep the General Assembly informed of progress made in this regard; Stresses that any activities that may arise from the implementation of the 3. present resolution should be met through extrabudgetary resources; 4. Calls upon Governments and relevant regional and international organizations to make voluntary contributions and lend other forms of support to the Year, and invites non-governmental organizations, other relevant stakeholders and the private sector to make voluntary contributions to and support the Year. 91st plenary meeting 22 December 2011 2