text: process, not onLy in the direct senae of gaining froo programmes on youth. nhichwill be considered below, but also in the sense of developing a greater sense ofsolidarity of identity and aspiraCion. This is subsumed withi.n the clobal consensus uhich made possible the designation, preparation anal observance of theYear. The dynamic linkages establisbed between these teo levels of discourse andaction - youth at large. and ttte world at large - have thus constiEuted a powerful impetus to the process of improving the situation of young people. 9. The fnternational Youth Yeai, as i! was conceived, was ipso facto the matrixof three concurrent frameworks, each r.rith a triad of component parts. First, thethenatic frameuork! participation, development, peace, which provldes three analyticaL categories to organize the variegated ways ln whl.ch youth is perceived in different. societies. The themes also reflect the ideals and aspirations of young people and express the concerns of the inCernational comnunity about theirsituation. They reinforce the basic prlnciples of the Charter of the United Nations and provide a dynamic concep! for integrated actlon, Thi.s action takesplace through the second, spatial framework: national, regional and internatlonallevelsr nhich divide the vast social space devoted to youth actlvlties and createdefinlte operational parameters. Finally, there was a need for a tioetable ofaction. This l{as provided by the thlrd, temporal framework: before, durlng andafter 1985. The first elemenC was Che selection of well-defined objectives and thepreparation of a world-wide programme. Thi6 resulted in the Speclflc programme of lleasures and Activities (A/36/2L5, annex) which uas adopted by the General Asseoblyin 1981. Adoption nas folloeed by the implementation of thd programme, and thisprocess, inter alia, is assessed in the present report. llhe gecond temporal element, the actual Year (1985) was concelved of as a period, not merely of
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' International Year of Youth (1985), which focused on the development of youth, their identity, and their aspirations. The text mentions themes such as participation, development, and peace, which are likely related to education, employment, and humanitarian aid. The text also discusses the preparation and implementation of a world-wide programme, which suggests a focus on international cooperation and development.