19tl' Efforts to establish rocar anat regional securlty arrangenentg rere undertakento 'upprenenE the corlective security syste.B of the united Natlons. RegionalorganizationE have treen foroed in varlous parta of tbe iror lal and in Eone cases haveaetenpted to funct.ion in peace-keeping roleE, though such peace-keepingcapabirilies of regionar organizatiooa ao far have been quite r,inited. provisionsio settre disputes ar*ng states by peacefur oeans are incruded rn severar regionartreaties and i.natrunents. rn some casea pernanent institutiona have been created.rhe effecliveness of such arraDgenents courd be enhanced in various rray€ inconfornity rrith the purposes and principlee of the unlleal Natlons charter. I95. Regional arrangenents or agencies dealing rritb regional aecurity, arnsli'mitation and disarmament and other rerevant. probreDs should nake a positieecontribution to the security and deveroprEnt of co-operation arrcng the statesirithin the region- The united NationE ahould enc.ourage such efforts. Arrangementganl agencies should include all the states of a region anal take due account oftheir security needs and problems. Important beginnings in this regard havealready been nade. 196. There nay be circurnstances in which regionar forurna outside the franerork ottbe united Natlons sourd provide appropriabe vehrcres for pre-enpting or resorvrngLocar probrens. Reg ional organizations nay be in a gooat toEit.ion to anaryze and topropose solutions to conflicts in tbei,r area aa nell ae to deternine the need forpeace-keepi.ng and oeher neasures, but often lack tshe rneans to implenent. therD. Tocapitalize on such opporEunities it eould be lnportant to atrengthen the coheslonof various regionaL groupings, to consoridate tt)elr organizatlonar and econonicbaais and to ensure that Ehey are properry representatlve uicbin their re'peclivereg ions.^/40/351EngIiah Page 51 l9?. Regional diplomacy could help nlnini.ze tbe teDptatlon of p.rtles Eo local disPutee to atrryeal to Poflera ouEside ttle region for polltlc.l aupPort ard nilltrry asslatance, ard at th€ aane tlD could reduce tbe risks of great Foncr lnvol,9etrent. The recent experience of the contadora Croup in Central AEerica representa an imPortant effort to iSolate lo€al confllcts froo great lb$er intervention arxl to find local solutlons to l6al problena. I98. Reglonal efforte €hou1d be a coDplemnt to' not a substitute for, united' Nations peace-keeping efforta. The UniEed Nattons is eell posifloned to stEenqgheD the Peace-keeping poEential of regional organlzationE. The best route to reglonal peace nlglr! be Ehrough collaboratlve efforts fhat bring the intermtional reaourcea
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on regional security arrangements and the role of regional organizations in maintaining peace and security, rather than on specific economic or social issues. It mentions the need for regional organizations to be strengthened and for cooperation among states in a region to be enhanced. This suggests that the text is more concerned with international relations and security than with economic or social development.

**Category**
International relations, Security