A speech made by the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Lal Nehru at the United Nations General Assembly on the 10th of November 1961 motivated the world to look for ways to promote his idea of International Co-operation as a way to prevent conflict, specially in the new nuclear context.
It was believed that, increased public awareness of the extent and significance of existing co-operation, would lead to a better understanding of the world community and common interests of mankind as a whole.
In honour of his speech, the United General Assembly opted to designate 1965, the 20th year of the United Nations as the:
International Co-operation Year
The below stamps were issued by Qatar, on a sheet of 5 x 5 (i.e space for 25 stamps), but only spaces on the four corners were printed with stamps (total of 16 stamps). The blank gutters were on other sheets printed with the celebration of the United Nations 20th Anniversary.
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Click on the image below to read the India's Prime Minister's 1961 UN General Assembly Speech
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paragraph's 36 onwards refers to the International Co-operation
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