The United Nations General Assembly decided to declare 1986 as the international Year of Peace in a resolution adopted on 16 November 1982. Among other things, the resolution recailed the Preamble to the United Nations Charter, which proclaims that people of the United Nations are determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and for this end to practise tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite their strength to maintan international peace and security.

For Singapore, peace is not only an absence of conflict and war Peace is based on goodwill, cooperation and understanding among all peoples. It is promoted through social and cultural exchanges as well as trade and economic ties among all countries of the world Singapore's concern for internationai peace is depicted on this set of stamps by the symbolic peacе doves hovering over the graphic picture of the globe ($1). the ASEAN region (35 cents), and the various peoples of the worid (10 cents)