National Youth Day (Azerbaijan)
Begins1997
Date2 February
Next time2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)
Frequencyannual

National Youth Day is an Azerbaijani holiday. In 1997, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, signed an order according to that day of the 1st Forum of Azerbaijani Youth – 2 February, was declared as "Azerbaijan National Youth Day".[1]

History

On 2 February 1996, at the initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, the I Forum of Azerbaijani Youth was held.[2] About 2,000 young people from all regions of the republic participated in the forum.[3]

In the course of the forum, the participants identified the responsibilities facing by government agencies, youth organizations, and every representative of the youth.[4] The implementation of effective measures for the comprehensive development of young people, in the sphere of resolving their problems, was set as the main task for the relevant organizations.[5]

Additional Information

Other CIS countries and Eastern European countries started to celebrate their national youth days after celebration of youth day in Azerbaijan.

In the world only on 8 to 12 August 1998, at Lisbon Conference, the United Nations announced 12 August as the International Youth Day.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Declaration of Azerbaijan National Youth Day – February 2 according to the decree signed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev — anl.az
  2. ↑ Azerbaijan National Youth Day
  3. ↑ Azerbaijan marks Youth Day www.azernews.az
  4. ↑ 2 February – Youth Day eng.redcrescent.az
  5. ↑ Youth Day in Azerbaijan anydayguide.com
  6. ↑ "International Youth Day, 12 August". www.un.org.
  7. ↑ "International Youth Day, 12 August". www.un.org.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.