organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to continue and intensify their efforts to mobilize aIl possible assistance to the Government of tebanon inits efforts for reconstruction and development, in accordance !rith the relevant resolutions and decisions of the Assembly and the CounciI. II. GENERAL SITUATION 3. During the period under review, the lack of security in Lebanon has been the main factor affecting the capabili.ty of the United Nations systern to provide assistance for the reconstruction and development of the country. In fact all aspects of li.fe in the country, especially the social and economic activities, $rere adversely affected by the lack of security. This situation continued to rrorsen from October 1984 onwards, particularly in the Greater Beirut area, in spite of a security plan approved by the Government and the Parliament in June that year. Other security plans and cease-fires, approved in 1985, succeeded only temporarily in _bringing some security to Beirut and other affected areas. 4. In the report of the Secretary-General to the General Assernbly at itsthirty-ninth session (A/39/3901, concern was expressed for the gravity of the economic situation which hras thought then to be at a turning point. The re-establishment of peace and security was the basic condition believed to berequired for a di.ff i.cult recovery, as well as for the continuing i.nternational'support to rehabilitation, reconstruction and development. 5. Clearly, the period under review has been one of the most critical for the tebanese economy. As the situation affecting internal security deterioratedfurther, the economic situation took a turn for the worse. Moreover, new obstaclesfor the public services and institutions were created and a drop in the average standard of living was quite apparent. /A/40/ 434 Eng l-i sh Page 3 III. UNITED NATIONS ROLE AND ACTIVITIES 6. The general situation described above produced extremely crying circumstances
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the impact of conflict and security issues on the economic and social situation in Lebanon, specifically highlighting the challenges faced by the country in its efforts to rebuild and develop. The discussion of the economic situation, the need for peace and security, and the humanitarian concerns suggest that the category related to economic development, humanitarian aid and relief, and possibly international trade might be the most fitting.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief