Programme of the International Year of Peace

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 27 International Year of Peace, published in 1985.

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Communication Media Coordination Within UN System Educational Institutions Information Dissemination Inter-Agency Cooperation Intergovernmental Organizations International Security International Years Non-Governmental Organizations Peace Pledging Conferences Programme Implementation Research Centres Scientific Institutions Subsidiary Bodies

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

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Welcomes the efforts of Member States to achieve substantive results in fulfilling the objectives of the International Year of Peace and to express the common aspiration of peoples for peace:

Invites Member States, as well as organs and subsidiary bodies of the United Nations, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, educational, scientific, cultural and research institutions and the communication media to commemorate the International Year of Peace in the most appropriate form, highlighting, inter alia, the role of the United Nations in the promotion and maintenance of international peace and security;

Decides to convene a second pledging conference during the first quarter of 1986 so that Member States which have not yet announced their contributions may have an opportunity to do so;

Requests the Secretary-General, on the basis of the Voluntary Fund for the Programme of the International Year of Peace, to assist in the commemoration of the Year and to ensure the widest possible dissemination of information about the Year and its objectives;

Emphasizes the importance of continuing the coordination and co-operation established among United Nations programmes and activities related to the promotion of the International Year of Peace;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session on the implementation of the programme of the International Year of Peace;

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

18 Resolution 40;:\ annn.

ill N40/669 and Add I 19 A/401524.

21 Resolution 39/ 11, annex.

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

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