accedetothisConvention attheirearliest convenience. TheUnitedNations initiated theDecadeforWomenwhichisnownearingits end.InIceland theDecadebeganwithwidepublicity surrounding aworkstoppage onUnitedNations Day,24October, in1975,theInternational Women's Year-when Icelandic womentookadayofffrompaidandunpaidworkinordertolettheir contribution tosociety beclearlyfelt,realized aadappreciated. Thisimportant UnitedNations initiative hashadspecific legalresults in Iceland andhasencouraged thedevelopment ofagreater roleforIcelandic womenin theirsociety. Thesuccessful outcomeoftheNairobi Conference wasanimportant achievement ininternational co-operation, whennearly160nations agreedon matters concerning women's welfare ingeneral, andtheirrighttoabetterlife. Itisourfirmhopeandbeliefthattheresults oftheUnitedNations Decadefor Womenwillcontinue toleadtoirreversible improvements inthelotofwomeninall partsoftheworld. TheunitedNations hasdedicated thisyeartotheyouthoftheworld. Youth isthefuture. Letushopethatthepreamble ofourCharter willbecomeareality forthosewhoareyoungnowandthattheywillinherit fromusabetter international situation andacloserandmoredynamic co-operation amongthe peoples oftheEarththanwehaveeverenjoyed. Letuspledgethatwewilldoourutmosttomakethedreamcometrue,thatthe younggeneration intheworldtodaywillenjoyahappier andmorefulfilling life thananygeneration before, breaking neither thelawnorthepeace. •"".,..•-....... : ~2.AVl G:.:l~~ \