text: L4. As at 20 septenber l9g5 cbe following 26 stares had subnitted replies to thesecreta ry-ceneral r s note verbale of 14 Decenber 1984 and his reminder of2I ,tune 1985: Afghanistan, Australia, Ausgria, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Sovietsocialist Republic, china, Costa Rica, cyprus, czechoslovakiar Gernan DenocracicRepublic, cernany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Hungary, fndia, Kenya, Liberia,Maldives, Mongolia, New zealand, poland, portugal. Ukrainian Soviet SocialistRepubtic. Unlon of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arat, Enirates, Viet Nam andthe Holy see- rn addition, the follo',ing 12 states subnitted connents andproposars on the rnEernational year of peace ln rgg3 and rgg4: Belgium, Botswana,Brazil, Cbile, Cuba, Finland, chana, Ku$rait, Nigeria, Ronania, Togo andsan Marino, fn total, the secreta ry-General has received comment3 and proposalsfron 38 sEates. several l.tember states reouested the secretary-cenera 1 to circulatetheir replies on lhe rnternational year of peace as offlcial documents of theGeneral Assenbly (A/40/2rL, A/40/227, A/40/27L. A/40/275, A/40/285. A/40/2s7,A/40/326, A/40/3s6, ^/40/357, A/40/3s8. A/40/3s7, ^/4o/4OO, A/40/457. ^/40/ss8t.15. I\rency-two covernments have informed the secretariat that co-ordinacingcomnissions or coftnietees for the fnternational year of peace are beingestablished! Afghanistan, Australia, Bulgaria. Byelorussian soviet Socialis!Republic' China, Costa Rica, cyprus, czechoslovakla, Finland, Gernan DemocrattcRepubLic, Ghana, Hunqary, India, Kenya, Liberia. Mongolla, New zealand, poland,Ukrainian Sovj.et SociaList Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, viet Nanand San Marino. fn several countries, these conmissions are already responsiblefor co-ordinating tbe observance of the forcieth annrversary of the lrnitedNations. ft should be noted in tbis connection that the presidenC of lhelbirty-ninth session of cbe ceneral Assenbr-y, in a statenent at a neeting of formerGeneral Assembly presidents, carl€d for conmittees established for the fortiethanniversary to continue as committees for tbe rnternational year of peace. 16, fn their replies, covernments haue welconed the decision of che GeneraLAssembly to designate 198G as the rnternational year of peace and have expressedslppor t for the principal objectives and the draft progranrne o€ the year asccntained in the secretary-cene ra l ' s report !o che thirty-ninth session of theGenerar Assenbly (A/39/5o0 and Add.1). Their observations and proposals concernrnqthe programne of the year reflect general agreenent on che neear to: (a) rntensify concerted acrion !o pronole internationar peace and eecurrtybased on the principles of the Charler of the United Nationsl (b) Pronote the ideals and vatue of peace, particularly among young people, (c) Encourage dialogue and international co-opera!ion. speci(ic proposals for united Nations and national activities are summarized in thefollouing paragraphs. The draft prograrnne of the year, contained in annex r, al.solists these types of activities as guidelinps for nationally organlzed evenEs andactivities for the year.A/40/669
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the International Year of Peace, which was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1984. The document mentions various countries' responses to the Secretary-General's note verbale, as well as proposals for activities and programs to promote international peace and security. The text also mentions the establishment of coordinating commissions or committees in several countries to observe the International Year of Peace.