2. Designates the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as the lead agency and focal point for the Year, and invites it to organize, in this capacity, activities to be realized during the Year, in collaboration with other relevant entities of the United Nations system, the International Astronomical Union, the European Southern Observatory and astronomical societies and groups throughout the world, and, in this regard, notes that the activities of the Year will be funded from voluntary contributions, including from the private sector;
2. 指定联合国教育、科学及文化组织担任国际天文年牵头机构和协调单位，请教科文组织以这一身份会同联合国系统的其他有关实体、国际天文联合会、欧洲南半球天文台及世界各地的天文学会和团体，在天文年组织相关活动，在这一方面指出天文年的活动资金将来源于自愿捐款，包括私营部门的自愿捐款；