declded to take up matters concerning humanltarlan, soci.al and other related issues and had allocated the sane to the lhLrd Comnittee. The rncre important items, however, in subsectruent ears cane to be taken up directly in the Plenary as also tn the Flrst Comnlttee and the S-DeciaI Po1j.tical CorTml ttee especielly erhen humanitarian issues were. l-nter-Iinked wltfr the questlon of mai ntenanceof lnternatlonal peace and security. Many of rhe soclal- issues have also been dealt with in the Economl.c and Socl.a]. Council and the practlcal implen€ntation of these mateers have been taken up dlrectly by the spe_ 6tallJEgd agencles referred to in Artlcle 5? of ttre CfraEter, namely, the uNESCO. FAO, I'NICEF, wHO and the ILO. Indeed, the work of these agencJ.es in the matter of health and medical research, standards of livlng, food,' agrlcul tural deve}op[Ent, educational advancement and cul trrra). exchange, nutrltl.on and welfare of chilrlrenetc., have 'been rncst slgmificant tobrards creatinq abetter world. At the fourth session of the General Assenibly, the distinct posslbr llty of overlapplng oftlle hrork as be tween the Unlted Natlons and lts sEecia_ 15.sed age ncles on been foreseen and been orlented tohu-nnanltarlan and social issues had t}e work of t}te cener^ l Assedbly had avoid. dupllcatl'on to the -extentA/40/726 Engl lsh Page 51. possible:r It wa.s for tij.s reason that the General Assembly withbut altogether abanooDing its overafl competence to deal w!t!r all social and humanitarlan issues, as contemplateC in the Charte r, had decS-ded to concentrate on such of ttrose issues which were not llkely to get indepth consideration in the speclalised agencies as also on such matters where policy declsions and reconrnenclations on a politi.cal leve1 were conside;ed conducive to ensure progress. For exafiq)le, whilst the General Assembly had taken up the issue of children at
**Analysis**
The text appears to discuss the work of the United Nations and its specialized agencies in addressing various social, humanitarian, and international issues. The text highlights the General Assembly's decision to concentrate on specific issues that require policy decisions and recommendations at a political level, while delegating other matters to specialized agencies. The text also mentions the overlap between the work of the United Nations and its specialized agencies on issues such as health, education, and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Health, Education, Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment