text: Englishpage 33 agenda of the tilrty-elghth session and had been dis- cussed ln the subsequent session also. ln addition, ttre.General Assernbly afso discussed a nunlcer of situatlons r.rhich had elements of lnter- national peace and securlty but prlmarj.ly related to matterE of decolonlsation llke the sif-uation in Algeria (f,ltteenth and slxteenth sessions) or that of Angola ( fifteenth to seventeenth sessions) as welL as llarnibia which has continuously been the subject riatter of dj-s- cusslon and adoption of murerous resolutions almost from the very beginnlng, Even issues lrke aoartheid l.n Soutlt Af,flca or issue of racial conf:.icts in Souttr Africa have often been regarded as mattcrs of inter- natl-onal. peace and securlty and discussed in the PlenarT or Ln the Special Political Cornnittee. Xt wouLd. be seen from the above surrey that the Genenal Assembly has trled to tackle afmost every issue of.general lrnportance related to dls a^rnanE nt and maln- t€nance of, international peace and security. flre reso- .Iutions adopted on tlrose issues have been volumlnous and have contained detailed and specific reconmendatlorrs on every aspect of, those lssues covered by the resolutions. Ttre lack of progress complalned of in tl€ area of inte r- natlonal lEace and security cannot ttrerefore be attrl- butable to arry lack of effort on tlre part of the Generaf Assembly l.n hanrmerlng out resoluti-ons or setti.ng forttr tlre general prlnciples that tbe Unit€d Natlons expected l-ts member nations to adopt and fol,low ln practlce. The fact that a good many of tire recomnendations have vj.r- hrally remalned on paper 1s prlmarlly due to Iack of po1l.tlcal WLLL on the paat of certain states and theA/40/725 English Page 34 prevalllng atfibsphere of super power rivalr!', mistnrst and susplcion that has persisted through the four decades.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the United Nations General Assembly's efforts to address various issues related to international peace and security, including decolonization, apartheid, and racial conflicts. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international relations and global governance. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or social development issues, but rather focuses on the broader theme of maintaining international peace and security.