text: UNITED NATIONS q@ General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/40 /7 0Lll October ORTGINAL:1985 ENGLISH ['ort ieth sesslon ftem 89 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEART PARTICIPATION, DEWI,OPMENT, PEACE Report of Ehe Secreea ry-c€nera I CONTENTS I. BACKGROIJNDParagraphs paqe I -6 2 II. IMPLEUENTATION OF THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM!,TE A. Critical overview B. United Nations syst.en activlties C. Non-governmehtal organlzations .. D. Information and promotional actlvities E. fnternational events . CONCLUSION7 - 75 7 -25 26-56 57-63 64 - 68 69 - 75 76-923 3 9 I5 19 20 22 2lIII. Annex. sunmary of activitles planned for Youth Year at the national tevel 85-28057 2r79h (E)the fnterna t iona IA/40 /7or Engli sh Page 2 I. BACRGROUND 1. In it6 resolution 341151, of L7 Decembet l-979. the ceneral Assembly decided to designate 1985 as International Youth Year: Participation, ttevelopment, Peace, and also decided to establish an i ntergovernmenta I Advisory Committee for the International Youth Year. Four sessions of the Advisory Comoittee have been heldat Vienna and four reports of the Conmi.ttee have been presented to the Assembly (A/36/215, A/37/348, A/39/262 and A/40/256) which has, since 1.979, annually adopted resolutions specifically in regard to Che Year (see reaolutions 35/L26, 36/28. 37/49, 38/22 and 39/221. The secretariat of the International Youth Year l.,as established in 1983 within the Centre for Social Development and HumanitarianAffairs of the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs. 2. At its fortieth session, the General Asseobly wlll have an appropriate numberof plenaty meetings devoted to policies and programnes related to youth and these meetlngs wil,l be designated as the United Nations Conference for the International Youth Year in accordance \rith Assembly resolution 39/22 6f 23 November 1984. The Assembl.y vrlll have before it the report of the secr eta ry-cenera I on the situalion
analysis: The text appears to be focused on a specific year (1985) and a particular theme (International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace). It mentions the United Nations, its General Assembly, and various reports and resolutions. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international cooperation and policy-making. Given the emphasis on youth and development, it is likely that the text is related to issues of education, employment, or humanitarian aid.