24. Concert.s, artistic performances and exhibj.tions lrill be inportane elenents ofnational aceivities for tbe fnternational year of peace. Afghanistan, theByelorussian Soviet. Socialist Republic, China, India, poland. the Ukrainian SovietSocialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Social-ist Republics are planning 6uchactivities as well as art exhibitions on the subject of peace. Several MenberStates xill bold peace narches, rallies and publlc neetings in order to pronote theobjectives of the yea r. 25. Comnenorative slamps for the year will be issued by Austria, Bulgaria, Cbina,Cyprus. cermany, t'ederal Republic of, creece. Maldives, Neu zealand, the Union ofsoviet sociaList Republics and the Hory see. china will issue two comrnemorativecoins as wel1. 26. several coverDnents have informed the secr etary-Genera I of their naterial andorganizational support for non-governnental activities. Australia has establisheda special fund to finance nationar projects linked t'ith the year and bas already ardarded three major grants to non-governmenta I projects. These projects wlllconstitute a significant share of Australiars national programne of activities in1986. The covernment of Ner, zealand is also providing support for iEs non-gove rnnen tal co-ordinatinq comniteee. IV. ARRANGEMENTS FOR FINANCING THE PROGRAMME OF TTIE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE 2'1 . The guidelines for international years and anniversaries, adopted by theGeneral Assenbly in its decision 35/424 of 5 December 1990. provide Ehat lhefinancing of international years should in principle be based on voluntarycontributions. Accordingly, in resolueion 38/56 of 7 December 1993, the ceneralAssembly reouested the Secr eta ry-General to establish a voluntary fund for theprogranne of the International year of peace and urged all States and irterestedorganizalions to contribute to tbat fund, The Secregary-Gene ral opened the trustfund of voluntary contributions in Septenber 1994. 28. fn resolution 39110. the ceneral Assernbly wel.coned Che establisbnent of thetrust fund and decided to convene a pledqing conference during the first quarter of1985. At the sarne session, the AssembLy adopted resolut.ion 39/239 ot
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international events, activities, and commemorations related to the International Year of Peace, which suggests that the focus is on cultural and humanitarian aspects rather than economic or scientific ones.

**Category**
Culture, Humanitarian aid and relief