Educationt youth forums for out.-ot-schoot youth organized by tbe Peoplers Association and rnajor youlh organizationsi the Association of SouEh-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Photographic Exhibi.t.ion in early 1985, open to young people in other ASEAN countries, and the publication Facts and Figures on Youtb in singapore, designed especially tor youth sorkers engaged in planning for youth. Solor0on Islands: the Mini6Ery of Enpl-oyrEnt, Youth and Social DeveloPment authorized in 1983 the Solomon Islands NaEionaL Youth Congress Co forrn the National Co-ordinating CorDnittee for t.he InternaEional Youlh Year to co-ordinale and fornulate youth prograrnmes for celebrations of the Year. The Conmietee is also carrylng out fund-raising activities for various progrannes of Ehe Year. Sri Lanka: in Sri Lanka, an Ineernaeional Youth Year secretarial has been set up ln the ttinistsry of YouCh Affai.rs and EnployrFnt. A NaCional Co-ordinating Cofftri teee ' couprising representatives of the ninistries involved i.n youEh and connun ity serviceg. and a co-ordinating conmietee of non-governnental organizations bave also been estabLished. The l,linistry of Youth Aftairs and Enplolrnen!. as lead agency for all activities for the Year, has developed a Progranfi€ with over 40 proJect.s to encourage tbe maximun youtb parttcipation in the Year. National level activities include a youth canp, held fron 25 to 30 March, rrifh 10,000 participanls, the observation of one treek in each nonth on lhenes relating !o youth, the focusing of publi"c attention on youth enploynen! and the adoption of a youth charter by Ehe Sri Lankan Parlianent as lt's first act of !985. Sri Lanka has encouraged the establishrrEnl of loca1 "IYY project groups" and co-ordinating conmlttees in places ranging from schoofs to communj. ty centres lo engage as nany young people as possible in act.ion at the local level. EiElt Thailand's International Youth Year acCivities are being conducted in
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the activities and initiatives undertaken by various organizations and governments in Southeast Asia to celebrate the International Youth Year in 1985. The focus is on youth empowerment, education, and development, with a emphasis on participation, community engagement, and policy-making. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, industry, or international trade, and the emphasis on youth suggests that the category should be related to human development.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief