International Youth Year
1985 UN theme year / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with International Year of Youth 2010–2011.
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.