UNITED NATIONS Security Council Distr. GENERAL S/17501 26 September 1985 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN NOTE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL At the end of the 2608th, commemorative, meeting of the security Council, held on 26 September 1985, the President of the security council, His Excellency, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, made the following statement: "The members of the Security Council have authorized me to make the following statement on their behalf. "The Security Council met in public at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York on Thursday, 26 September 1985, at the level of Foreign Ministers, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Organization. "The meeting was chaired by the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as the President of the Security Council for September. Statements were made by the Foreign Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand and Peru; by the Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations; by the Minister of State for Commerce of India, and by the Foreign Ministers of France, Egypt, Denmark, China, Burkina Faso, Australia, the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as by the Secretary-General. "The agenda for the Commemorative Meeting was: 'United Nations for a better world and the responsibility of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security.• "The members of the Council welcomed the opportunity provided by the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations to reaffirm at a high level their obligations under the Charter and their continued commitment to its purposes 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a commemorative meeting of the United Nations Security Council, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the organization. The meeting focused on reaffirming the members' obligations under the Charter and their commitment to maintaining international peace and security. The discussion does not seem to touch on specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather on the general principles and responsibilities of the Security Council.

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