The International Youth Year was established in 1985 by the General Assembly to mobilize efforts to promote and aim to ensure active youth participation in the overall development of society.
“Emphasizing again that the United Nations should pay more attention to the role of young people in the world of today and to their demands for the world of tomorrow.”
Considering it necessary to disseminate among youth the ideals of peace, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, human solidarity and dedication to the objectives of progress and development.
Convinced of the imperative need to harness the energies, enthusiasms and creative abilities of youth to the tasks of nation-building, the struggle for self-determination and national independence, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.