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The year 1985 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Youth Year (IYY). It was held to focus attention on issues of concern to and relating to youth. The proclamation was signed on 1 January 1985, by United Nations Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
World Youth Day 1985 (Italian: Giornata mondiale della gioventù 1985) was a meeting on the occasion of the International Youth Year held in Rome on March 30 and 31 1985 [1] and it was the second great international meeting promoted by the Catholic Church and later named World Youth Day. This was considered the birth of these events, which ...
Twenty years later, the General Assembly observed the year 1985 as the "first International Youth Year: Participation, Development and Peace". In 1995, Member States strengthened their commitment to young people by adopting the "World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY)", which provides a policy framework and practical guidelines for national ...
1985 was a common year ... The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events. January. January 1.
Soviet 5 Kopek postage stamp, 1985. The political goal of the festival was to show positive aspects of life in Soviet society. The political program of the festival included the establishment of a new international economic order, discussion of the problems of economic assistance to backward and developing countries, combating poverty and unemployment, and raising environmental issues.
World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for the youth organized by the Catholic Church that was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985. Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Life Movement that has existed in Poland since the 1960s, where during summer camps Catholic young adults over 13 days of camp celebrated a "day of community".
During International Youth Year Sharif represented the UN at a number of International Conferences in the capacity as the personal representative of the Secretary General of the UN. [4] Among the few conferences where he played this role (mentioned in the Secretary General's Report to the UN on IYY in 1985 [4]) are the UNESCO's World Youth ...
Youth Day or National Youth Day is a commemorative holiday in honour of young people, celebrated in different parts of the world on various dates throughout the year. Many countries' observance of the day corresponds with International Youth Day on August 12, which has been officially recognized by the United Nations since 1999. [ 1 ]