and the 'l Prevention of wider disseminatlon of nui:lear weapons" ( fourteenth, flfteenth arral s !(teenth sesslons). An Expert Comnittee to Eonitor tlre effects of Atomlc Radiation was appointed and the matter has contlnued to be dealt wlth by the General Assenbly from its tenttr session onward.s and lt has figured on the agerda al].o- cated to t}le Speclal politlcal Comnittee untll ttrepresent. Ttre item entitled ',General and complete dls- armartent" has been dlscussed on a regular basls ever slnce the.fourteenth session of the General Assenrbly in 1959 and resolutlons containlng recormendatlons of a substantj-ve character, even though .repetitlve at tirEs,A/40/726 Engl i6h Page 2'l have been adopted at each sesslon of the General Assembly. S irnilarly, another item entltled 'rSuspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests" has al.so been di.scussed at each sesal-on beginnlng with the foultee nttr session of tie Generat Assenricly. An ltem on "Concluslon of a tre aty to ban nucLear weapon testsl was dlscussed at ttre slx* teenth .Eesslon and ttre question of convenlng d 'rCon* ference on prohlbition of nuclear and tiermo-nuclear reapons was taken up at ttre seventeenth sesslon. An ltem 'rCondemnatlon of propaganda favourlng preventive rnrclear war" as aLso an item on "Orgtnizatlon of Peace't were dl.sc,rssed at tlre seventeenth se:sion. Ttte questicn of drawJ,ng up of a " Comrentlon on r-h,e prohlbition of the use of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons" was dlscussed at the elghteentlr, nineteenth ard t{tentle tll gessl.ons and the lssue of "y6s-prol j.fefalj-on of nuclear weapons" was taken up during the nineteentF. to the t crity-sgqqnd session of t}le Gsneral Assembly.. A Reso-. hetlon was alEo adopted on "Collective action to inform and enllghten the peoples of the world as to danger of arm€mentsrr at t}le tvlelf,.th sesslon of ttre General Assenibly and dlsqussions were ln1tlated on "Feacefill
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and disarmament, with a focus on the prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the promotion of peace and security. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international organizations or treaties.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology