Its thlrd and fotrrth sessions, it,had left the matter in later yeers to be dealt wlth by the agency concerned, namely, the uNICEF excepf, for such purposes as adopting a declaratlon sptrclfylng a particular year as the year of the child. SimiJ-arly, lt occaslonally dealt wit}t the ques tlon of I abour or conditlons of work, particul arly when it was inter-linked wlth such politlcal issues as glEul in South Africa- These mdtters vrere by and large left to the Internatlonal Labour Organization. The concentrated efforts of the GeneraL Assembly were ttrere fore prlmarlly directed to the question of Human Rights, ttre problem of Re€ugees and related matters as also on Eli-m1natlon of Racial Discriminatlon and Religious Intolerance. Ehe General Assembly also adoltted programr€s for ensurJ.ng adV ancement of soclal, political and economlc rlghts of tiromen. A good nunber of resolutione had been adopted on matters relatlng to the Youttrr the Elderly, the Aged and Dlsabled persons includlng declaratlon of, a speclfic year. or a decade for obserrrance of special prograt rcs relating to those lssues. 13-Resolutlon 310 ( Iv)^/40/726Engl lEh Page 52 In the fietC of Human Rlghts. a declaration was adopted 1n 1949 and the <irafts of twc lnternatlonal covenants vrere debated upon from tlre fifth sess.ion ornrarde unti]. their adoptj.on at the twenty_flrst sesslonniln 1956.'= It is, bowever, in the fle1d of irnpLerEntatlonqf Hunan Rlghts tfrat the General Assembly encountered sarlous obstacles and its recorranendations on the varlous occaslons nhen lt dlscussed specific situations hadranalr€d uninplemented. lhls is perhaps attrj.butabLeto the fact that even though obse nrance of human rlghts haC been regarded as a matter of internatlonal concernin the Charte:. lt is difficult to contemplate obselx/anceof certaln set: norms and. s tand,ard.s on the part of allstates havlng regard to the diverqence j.n their social atrd cuitural background and d.ifferinq politico-economic
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, particularly in the context of human rights, refugees, and international cooperation. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international relations and governance. The topics mentioned, such as human rights, refugees, and racial discrimination, are also indicative of a focus on humanitarian and social issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations