text: act in the s anre sort of fashlon as lt did durlng lts elghth and nintfr sessions in pronotl.ng a dlalogue between ttre Gene ral Asseribly and ttre Securitl, Councll on the nembership lssue. In regard to som'b of the ottterslt ations lrhl.ch continue to be dlscussed both ln the General Assembly and in the Security Councl.l differenfes may exist even as between nEmbers of the ce neral Assembli, as to whether such matters shouJ,d be tackled tirough the United Nations and 1: i_e understandable that a degree of caution should. prevall over any actlon to be conterq)late,l vrhen the United NEltlons 1s de au.ngwith sovereign states. .:tlese . exanples therefore mlght not be. regarded as sonEthing derogating from the effj.cacy of the. Uniled Natlons - ttre nore serj.ous issue, howevetr, Ls the tendency nottceabXe in recent yeiars in the attltude of statesin not resorting to the machinery of the Unlted Natlons for settlenent of confllcts or i.n lgnorlng the recom_ . rnendations of the Unl.ted. Nations even when the Securlrsy Council had taken selsin of such matters. For exaflrple, the numerous conflict areas ln the contlnent of Africa in recent yeers h ave never been Lrogght r_o the Seedrll]r counci_l; Britan and Argentlna declded to resorve the 1r dispute over t$e F alkl and fslands (Malvlnas) tlrroughdlrect confrontatlon notuithstanding tlre good offices offered by the United Natlons, t}le sttuatlon in the Iran-Iraq confllct was not tackled with the serlous- ness .it deserned even ttrough four resolutions were aCopted unanlnously ln ttre Securitl, Council and tlre matte r was debated ln tbe General Assembly at t?re^/40/726Eng l ish Page 37 thirty-seventb session r.tith tjle adoFtion of a specific resolutionr the s j.tuation in Central America over Nicaragu.a got to the United Naticns only at a late stage. Vari.ous reasons have been advanced to explain this
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international relations, diplomacy, and the role of the United Nations in resolving conflicts and promoting dialogue between nations. It highlights the importance of the UN's machinery in settling disputes and the tendency of some states to ignore its recommendations. The text also mentions specific conflicts and disputes, such as those in Africa, the Falklands, Iran-Iraq, Central America, and Nicaragua. These themes suggest that the category should be related to international relations, diplomacy, and global governance.