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 .
4-760: Throughout the year, activities took place all over the world. These activities were coordinated by the Youth Secretariat within the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs , at the time based at the UN offices in Vienna , Austria . The Secretariat's director, Mohammad Sharif , was also the Executive Secretary for IYY. The President of IYY was Nicu Ceauşescu , son of the then dictator of Romania Nicolae Ceauşescu While not organising any specific events itself, under
8-739: The United Nations system. It was based at the UN Office in Vienna , Austria (UNOV) until the 1990s. It moved to the United Nations Headquarters in New York and is now known as the Division for Social Policy and Development . Its units, such as the Youth Policies and Programmes Unit produced various documents and publications, such as "The Global Situation of Youth: Trends and Prospects to
12-603: The "Barcelona Declaration" on youth. Other international events mentioned in the Secretary General's report (11 October 1985 A/40/701): Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs The Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (CSDHA) was the division of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations ( ECOSOC ), responsible for coordination of all issues related to social policy within
16-836: The year's slogan of "Participation, Development, Peace", the IYY Secretariat helped facilitate numerous events helping to make IYY a success. On 11 October 1985, the Secretary-General of the UN, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , in his report to the General Assembly, summarised the principal activities for IYY. The main UN event for IYY was the World Congress on Youth ( in Spanish : Congreso Mundial Sobre La Juventud ) organised by UNESCO and held in Barcelona , Spain , 8–15 July 1985. It issued
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