discharge this responsibility and to contribute to the achievement in the Conference on Disarmament of a chemical weapons convention, for early submission to the General Assembly,. to rid the world permanently of these horrible weapons. Mr. GYI (Burma): Mr. Chairman, my delegation is privileged to see the work of the Committee being conducted under your Chairmanship, particularly as our two countries have traditionally close and friendly relations. At the same time it gives me great pleasure to extend our felicitations to the officers of the Committee. And I would say that I am happy to be able to see again Ambassador Lechuga Hevia of Cuba, Ambassador Nzemgeya Bagbeni of zaire, as it was my privilege to work in close association with them in Geneva. The work of the Committee this year assumes particular significance as the United Nations commemorates its fortieth anniversary. It was only 40 years ago that the world was endowed with a truly universal Organization to ensure that nations could live under conditions of peace and security and could jointly promote economic and social progress. From the time that nation States came into existence successive civilizations have attempted to regulate the code of conduct between them on issues of war and peace. It was not even a century ago that international law lacked specific rules prohibiting wars in general. Since then progressive development in international law has led from the stage of the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy of States to the complete banning of the threat or use of force under the Alki/cw A/C.l/ 40/PV.ll 39-40 (Mr. Gyi, Burma) Charter of the United Nations. This indeed is a leap forward for mankind and augurs well for the safeguarding of the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of States. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of Burma (now Myanmar) to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament. The main topic of discussion is the achievement of a chemical weapons convention, which is a significant international issue related to security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of states. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues.

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