Code of conduct for law enforcerEnt offlcials. It trad also dealt with tjre problem of persons .of fnCian orLqin ln South Afrlca and the guestlon of aparttrFid but even here the toplcs had to be dealt with in the plenary or ttre Specj.a!. Political Conmlttees since a political solutlon of those matters was considered to be as lmportant as the hunanltarian aspects. Ttre fhird Corrnittee ha<i cons ldered ways and means to de31 with drug trafflcking almost from ttre very beginninq but the topic has as surEd increasing i.mportance in vi.ew of Lts harmful lmpact on social life.A/40/726 Eng I ish Page 55 The ',rork of ele United Nations in the humanitarian and social fields, apart from discusslon cn speci'fic issues and the work of the specialised agencies, mj-ght perhaps be viewed as elaboraticn of norms and practices which' the international corntunity is expected to observe and fo1low ln ttre context of lhe charter. In this regard ttre United Natj.ons would appear to have acltieved a great Ceal. The implemenlatlon of these norms, ho ever, present a dj.fferent set of considerations, namely, actl-o n at national ievel with divergent social and economlc background and here the discusslon in tlre fhild Comnittee on the implementation of various con- vettlons can be saj.d to have consi-derable persuasive va1ue. Vtal- Non-Self-Governina and Trust Terrltories The lncst spectaq[ar achievement of the United Nations has perhaps. been l.t's record in tle field of decolonisation. The Charter Ltself irad reccqpised tl!''o basic. prlnciples, narely, sel f-dete rmination and advance- ment of all peoples towards the political goal of lndependence. By lray cf a preParatory - step the Cbad€r had incorporated a rDeclaration Regarding \lon-Sel f- Governlng Territories' (Ctrapter XI) and introduced the concept of InternatibnaL Trusteeship System (chapter xit) prlmari-1y for those terrltories which were held under
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of the United Nations in various fields, including humanitarian and social issues. It mentions specific topics such as drug trafficking, decolonization, and the implementation of conventions, which suggests that the text is focused on international relations and global governance rather than a specific sector like economy or industry.

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