the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session in 1992, and be proclaimed at the beginning of the international year. The Declaration would serve as an overall theme for the Year, and as a guide for all United Nations system activities. 2. The following official United Nations observances would set the general tone for activities under the International Year for Indigenous Rights: (a) A formal opening-day ceremony by the Secretary-General in New York, during the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly; (b) A formal day of observance during the fiftieth session of the Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva; (c) Issuance of commemorative stamps at New York, Geneva and Vienna by the United Nations Postal Administration, on the theme of "indigenous people-indigenous rights". 3. The following projects and activities would be \indertaken by the Department of Public Information, in co-operation with the Centre for Human Rights and indigenous non-govemmental organizations; (a) Publication and dissemination of a poster series, highlighting the global diversity of indigenous peoples, and priority issues for indigenous people in the field of hximan rights (land, environment, culture); (b) Preparation and publication, in at least three official languages (English, French, Spanish), of a 36-page handbook for indigenous people on relevant United Nations human rights bodies, instrximents and procedures; (c) Publication of personalized copies of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Indigenous Rights in at least 10 major indigenous languages such as Quechua, Guarani, Cree, Maori and Sami; (d) Production and wide distribution of at least one special programme in the DPI radio series, aimed at non-indigenous audiences; (e) Production and distribution of a 20-minute videotape on the United Nations and indigenous rights, targeted on indigenous audiences, and designed to be dubbed in indigenous languages. 4. The following projects and activities would be undertaken by the Centre for Human Rights;
**Analysis**
The text discusses the International Year for Indigenous Rights and the various activities and projects undertaken by the United Nations to promote indigenous rights. The focus is on human rights, cultural preservation, and awareness-raising. This suggests that the category will likely be related to culture, human rights, or social issues.

**Category**
Culture, Humanitarian aid and relief