International Year of Peace

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 32 International Year of Peace, published in 1984.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1982–1986

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/41/9

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/41/9	International Year of Peace	—	—
1985	A/RES/40/3	International Year of Peace	194	20%Compare
1984	A/RES/39/10	International Year of Peace	538	—
1984	A/RES/38/56	International Year of Peace	—	—
1982	A/RES/37/16	International Year of Peace	411	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Financing International Years Peace Pledging Conferences

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Recalling its resolution 37/16 of 16 November I 982, in which it declared 1986 to be the International Year of Peace,

Recalling also its resolution 38/56 of 7 December 1983 concerning the preparations and the draft programme for the International Year of Peace,

A ware that peace constitutes one of the principal aspira tions of mankind and that the attainment and preservation of peace is a universal responsibility,

Mindful of the paramount objective of the United Nations as enunciated in the Charter, namely, to save suc ceeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind,

Recognizing that the foundation of international peace and security can and must be strengthened within the framework of the United Nations and that this requires a strong commitment by Member States,

Recognizing also that the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations, at which time the International Year of Peace will be proclaimed, constitutes a unique opportunity for Member States to reaffirm their commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

Takes note with satisfaction of the implementation of resolution 38/56, as reflected in the report of the Secre tary-General,32 and of the updated version of the draft pro gramme for the International Year of Peace contained therein; 33

Invites all States, United Nations organs, intergov ernmental and non-governmental organizations, educa tional, scientific, cultural and research organizations and the communication media to make an even greater contri bution to promote international peace and security on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations;

Appeals to Member States to submit proposals on specific activities which can be carried out by the United Nations, as well as those that they decide to execute at the national level, including the establishment of national co ordination committees or other machinery for the obser vance of the International Year of Peace;

Welcomes the establishment of the Voluntary Fund 4. for the Programme of the International Year of Peace and invites all States and interested organizations to contribute to the Fund;

Decides to convene a pledging conference during the first quarter of 1985 so that all Member States which have not yet announced their voluntary contributions may have an opportunity to do so;

Emphasizes the importance of the co-ordination and co-operation established between the preparations for the International Year of Peace and the World Disarma ment Campaign, the International Youth Year, the United Nations Decade for Women and the celebration of the for tieth anniversary of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Gen eral Assembly at its fortieth session on the contribution of the regional seminars devoted to promoting the objectives of the International Year of Peace, to be organized during 1985;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth session on the final ver sion of the draft programme of the International Year of

Peace, on any new observations made to him and on the arrangements for financing the programme;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "International Year of Peace".

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32 N39/500 and Add. I. 30 N39/418. 3 I N38/299 and Corr. I 33 A/391500, annex I, and A 39/500/ Add. I, annex.

ANNEX

Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace

The General Assembly,

Reaffirming that the principal aim of the United Nations is the mainte nance of international peace and security,

Bearing in mind the fundamental principles of international law set forth in the Charter of the United Nations.

Expressing the will and the aspirations of all peoples to eradicate war from the life of mankind and, above all. to avert a world-wide nuclear catastrophe,

Convinced that life without war serves as the primary international pre requisite for the material well-being, development and progress of coun tries, and for the full implementation of the rights and fundamental human freedoms proclaimed by the United Nations,

Aware that in the nuclear age the establishment of a lasting peace on Earth represents the primary condition for the preservation of human civi lization and the survival of mankind,

Recognizing that the maintenance of a peaceful life for peoples is the sacred duty of each State,

I. Solemnly proclaims that the peoples of our planet have a sacred right to peace;

Solemnly declares that the preservation of the right of peoples to peace and the promotion of its implementation constitute a fundamental obligation of each State;

Emphasizes that ensuring the exercise of the right of peoples to peace demands that the policies of States be directed towards the elimination of the threat of war, particularly nuclear war, the renunciation of the use of force in international relations and the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations;

Appe^ls to all States and international organizations to do their utmost to assist in implementing the right of peoples to peace through the adoption of appropriate measures at both the national and the interna tional level.

34 Jnternational Atomic Energy Agency, The Annual Report for 1983 (Aus 35 Official Records ul the General Assembly. Thinv-nmth Sesswn. Plenar.v tria, July 1984) (GC(XXVlll)/713 and Add. I and 2); transmitted to the \feelings, 58th meeting. paras. 2-34. members of the General Assembly by a note of the Secretary-General (A/391 l6 Resolution 2373 (XXll). annex. 458 and Add. I).

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