Proclaims 1994 as International Year of the Family; decides that the major activities for the observance of the Year should be concentrated at the local, regional and national levels, with a view to creating among Governments, policy-makers and the public a greater awareness of the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society; requests the Secretary-General to prepare a draft programme for the preparation for and observance of the Year and to submit a progress report thereon to the General Assembly at its 45th session; designates the Commission for Social Development as the preparatory body and the Economic and Social Council as the co-ordinating body for the International Year of the Family; decides to consider the report of the Secretary-General at its 45th session under an item entitled "International Year of the Family".

Adopted without vote, 78th meeting

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Adopted at the 78th plenary meeting, 8 Dec. 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 44th session, Volume 1, 19 September-29 December 1989. - A/44/49. - 1990. - p. 205-206. - (GAOR, 44th sess., Suppl. no. 49).