1981 - 1990
| Date | Milestones |
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1981 |
UN High Commissioner for Refugees is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the second time, for its assistance to Asian refugees. |
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25 November 1981 |
General Assembly adopts Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. |
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December 1982 |
New UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is signed by 117 States and two entities -the largest number of signatures ever affixed to a treaty on its first day. |
December 1984 |
Secretary-General Javier Perez De Cuellar sets up a UN Office for Emergency Operations in Africa to help coordinate famine relief efforts. |
| 10 December 1984 |
General Assembly adopts the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. |
July 1985 |
Thousands gather in Nairobi to attend the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the UN Decade for Women, marking the end of the UN Decade for Women. |
September
1987 |
Efforts of UNEP lead to the signing of the Treaty on the Protection of the Ozone Layer, known as the Montreal Protocol - a follow-up to the 1985 Vienna Convention on the Ozone Layer.
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1988 |
United Nations Peacekeeping Forces are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At the time there were seven peacekeeping or observer missions in operation. |
April 1989 |
The UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) is deployed throughout Namibia to monitor South Africa's withdrawal and provide electoral assistance. Elections were held in November 1989; Namibia becomes independent on 21 March 1990. |
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2 September 1990 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child comes into force. |
| 29 - 30 September 1990 |
UNICEF convenes the World Summit for Children, attended by 71 Heads of State and Government. A Plan of Action is adopted. |