4O non-governnental organizaEions have created a council to celebrate che fnternational Year of Peace. In the Federal Repubtic of Gernany, the Association for lhe United Nations is exercising a co-ordinating role. rnfornation on the activities of non-governnen ta I organizaCions is presented in the calendar of events contained in annex I to the presen! report. 11. The secretariat for the fnternatlonal Year of Peace has given particular attention to co-ordinating preparaCory activities wlth those of the World Disarnanenc Canpaign, Incernational Youth Year: Participation' Development ' Peacet United Naeions Decade for women: Eouality, Development and Peacet and the observance of the fortieth anni.versary of the,United Nations. Activilies pronoting peace which were undergaken wiEhin these programmes in 1985 have provided importanf inputs for Ehe preparation of the International Year of Peace. As is often enphasized, the progranne of lbe Year Should stimulate conCinued and co-ordinated efforts witbin the United Nations sysEen for the promotion and maintenance of peace. L2. An inportan! aspect of preparations for che rnternational Year of Peace is the elnergence of proposals for special projects contributing Co lbe objectives of the Year and based on the broad co-operation of both non-governnenta I and governmengal enticies, Although it is not yet possible to predict the overall inpact EhaE such initiatives tnight have' their existence indicales that progress is already being made towards a positive global approach to peace based on incernational co-operation. Several imporEant international gaeberings are planned in connection lrith the Ineernational Year of Peace: a conference of non-governmen ta I organizaEions "Together for Peace" at Geneva, a congress of intetlectuals at warsaw, a world congress for peace at copenhagen, a joint conference with the world Disarmamen! Carnpaign at Tbilisi, a congregs of war veterans at vienna and the annual convention of the fnlernational Studies Assoclation at Los Angeles. Tbe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international events and organizations related to promoting peace and international cooperation. It mentions various initiatives, conferences, and campaigns, which suggests that the topic is more related to international relations and diplomacy rather than a specific economic or social issue.

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