made availabre for che purpose. rnformatlon about the year is no$ perneating tothe grass-rools level in many places. DespiCe the period of financial constraint,the united Nations Deparcment of pubric rnformatlon has undertaken successfully anuaber of activities wtrich, together vrith the activieies of covernnents and non-governmenta I organizations, have contributed to a considerabre extent to theachievement of the generat objective of bringing about a greater alrareneas of theYear, its programme and objectlves, as qell as meetlng the needs and asplrations ofyouth and their role in society and the developoent process. 68. The extent to which this is so is arso difficult to neaaure, but on the basisof the very considerable number of activitles reported to the Secretariat, thepositive responses !o the newsletter "channels" and the !q! !h rqtorqation Blrlretin,as well as the large volume of correspondence recelved during the reporting Feriodfrom all levels and a wide variety of organizatlons and inallviatuals, it can bestated that the impact of these concerted efforts uas lndeed great. Here agai.n,the challenge for the future will be to maintain che interest generated by thernternational Youth year and expand or strengthen information activities in thefield of youth beyond 1995. E. Internatlonal events 59. .tamaiia hosted an fnternational Yorith Conference and world youth Festival ofArts from 6 to l0 Aprll 1985. The Conference was organized by the JamaicanNational organlzing committee and the focus was on the rnternational youth yeartbemes: Participation, Development, peace. The purpose of the meetlng r.ra s lobring young leaders from Europe. Nor th America, Africa, Asia, Australia and LatinAmerica cogether to study hord to safeguard and peacefurly support the varues of afree society. A preparatory meeting of the fnternational youth Conferencesecretariat r.ras held from 8 to L0 February 19g5. An estidated I,OOO young peopleparticipated in the Conference' and seveEal thousand attended Che Cultural Festival. 70- The resurts of the conference are outlined in rThe Kingston Eleclaratlon ofPrinciples: Affirmation of parCicipation, DevelopRent and peace in Freedom" (see F,/40/336, annex).
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international efforts and activities related to youth, including a conference and festival, and the impact of these efforts on raising awareness about the International Youth Year. The text also mentions the importance of maintaining interest and expanding information activities beyond 1995. Based on this, it seems likely that the text falls under the categories related to human development and youth.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief