and good neighbourly reLations" frcm the tsrel fth sesslon o tards. fhe General Assembly also held two speclal sessiong ln Novembe.r 1956 when lnternatlonal peace and security appe ared to be threatened by reason of Israell aggressicn ln the Suez Canal area and the situatlon In lfungary. the item "Peaceful uses of outer space" came to be dlscusEed at the tblrteenttr sesslon of the General Assenbly and an gf, @, Corrmlttee was appolnted to conslder all a3pects of t}re matter. ftre !3! lr.oc Coftnlttee had made slgnlflcant progress leadlng to fofinrlatlon of prlnciples on a number of areag.. The Generaf Assembly itself hasA/ 40/726 Eng I ish Page 28 contlnued to dj-scuss and to take note of the Report of rhe g|. Hoc coffnittee on the subject. In the fielC of control of atomj-c energy and iti use for peace f,uJ. purposes, three l;-nited Nations Conferences r.lere convened dutlng the second decade of the Unlt-ed Natlons and dis- cusslons had been inl-tl.ated on the rDenuclearlsatlon of, Africar at. the s lxteentlr session and tDenuclearlsatl,on of Latin Americar at tl:le eighteenth session. From its twenty-fi5st Session the General Assembly, s attention ln t}le matter of maintenance of inte rnatlonal peace and security was concentrated upon indeptlr consi- deratlon of those matters which c(.ntlnued to be of primalT concern to the in+-errratlorral comrunltlz. For example, in additlcn to dlscussions on such, matters as 3 General and Comple !e Disarm€nEnt. Suspenslon of r.uclear and tbermonuclear tests and peacefirl useg of outer gpace. I at. each sesslon, the General. Assernbly also pressed for.ward. vrith the questlon of creatlon of tenslon free areas ln dLfferent parts of the world. !n this category ttre efforts of tlre General Assenbly on Detiuclearlsation of, lJatln America may be speclf,ically mentloned- In regrard to thls matter the dlsorsslons in
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the United Nations' efforts to promote international peace and security, as well as its involvement in various international issues and conferences. It mentions specific topics such as disarmament, peaceful use of outer space, and nuclear energy. Given the focus on international relations, peace, and security, it seems likely that the text falls under the categories related to these themes.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology