Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 12
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Considering that 1995 is the year that marks the millennium
of the Kyrgyz national epic, Manas, which corresponds to the principles
of the World Decade for Cultural Development, 1988-1997, 1/
Recalling resolution 27 C/13.22 of the General Conference
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
concerning the commemoration of anniversaries during the biennium
1994-1995, 2/
Taking into consideration that the Manas epic has been
a vital link in sustaining and unifying the peoples of the Central
Asian region throughout their long history,
Recognizing that the epic is not only the source of the
Kyrgyz language and literature but also the foundation of the
cultural, moral, historical, social and religious traditions of
the Kyrgyz people,
Bearing in mind that the epic promotes widely shared ideals
and values of humanity,
Mindful of the contribution that the commemoration of the
millennium of the Manas epic can make to the cultural and human
heritage and to the furtherance of international cooperation and
understanding,
Noting the freedom-loving legacy of the epic for the nations
of the region,
Noting also the ideals and principles contained in the
"Memory of the World" programme of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
1. Recognizes 1995 as the year commemorating the millennium
of the Kyrgyz national epic, Manas;
2. Welcomes the fact that the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization has assumed the role of lead
organization for the commemoration of the millennium of the Manas
epic;
3. Encourages the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization, in cooperation with the Government
of Kyrgyzstan and other interested international organizations,
to take all appropriate measures to observe 1995 as the year commemorating
the millennium of the Manas epic;
4. Takes note with satisfaction of the international activities
undertaken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization in collaboration with the Government of the Kyrgyz
Republic to spread international knowledge of the legacy of the
Manas epic.
92nd plenary meeting
19 December 1994
1/ General Assembly resolution 41/187.
2/ See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
Records of the General Conference, Twenty-seventh Session, vol.
I, Resolutions, sect. IV.13. 95-76867 .