The General Assembly has recently passed a resolution proclaiming the year commencing on 12 August 2010 the International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding. The Year will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the 1985 International Youth Year: Participation, Development and Peace.  

The resolution invites Member States, the UN system and youth organizations to take advantage of the International Year to promote actions at all levels aimed at disseminating among youth the ideals of peace, freedom, progress, solidarity and dedication to the objectives and goals of progress and development, including the Millennium Development Goals.

Please see the press release at http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/ga10906.doc.htm