UN observes World Science Day

World Science Day for Peace and Development 2012 Bern - Arabstoday The United Nations called for a greater global focus on scientific development during the international World Science Day for Peace and Development on Saturday, sources said. The theme this year is 'Science for Global Sustainability Interconnectedness, Collaboration, Transformation." United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's Director-General Irina Bokova said: "Science is our best asset for supporting inclusive and equitable development, and for building global sustainability at a time of uncertainty, and faced with biophysical limits of the planet." "We must also place science at the service of all, while observing the fundamental rights of the individual," Bokova said. "Above all, we must open a new chapter in scientific integration." World Science Day for Peace and Development was established in 2001 aimed to renew a global commitment to science as a tool to benefit society.