seventh2, thlrty-e l gh ttr 3 and U\irq-ninth4 sesslons of tlre General Assembly the Secretary4eneral had sought to analyse the difficuLtles iacing the Unlted Nations to serve as an effectlve forum for negctiations in tlre fulfllnent of the Princj.ples and- Rrrposes of the Charter. fn his flrst report he drew part1cul ar attention to the functlonlng of the Security Councll in tlre maintenance of international. peace ard security. Thls re port aswell as his two subse.{ue nt re ports dwelt at lengttr wtt}r the varlous facets of international situation such as arms race, the conlinuing hostiLities i;: certaln areas, Iack of progress in negotlations on economj.c issues, obsenrance of human rights etc.,and called. upon states for a consclous recorrnitment to the principles of the Ctrarter. He al.so outlined the manner in which states cou.I.d belter utiLlse the machinery of the Unl-ted Natlons, fhe reports contal-n some suggestions for lmprovement ln tXre worklnq modalitlLs of the Llnlted Natlons itself as brl.efly indlcated below:- - to reconstruct the Charter concept of collectiveaction for peace and. securlty so as to rendertlre United Natj.ons more capabLe of carrlzlng outlts primaci objectives.. I; this connectj.on hegtresseC the need to reverse the trend on thepart of states to avoid bringing crltj.calproblems to the council or' to d; so.at too latea stage and suggested that ttre Council migfitconslder taking suo moto cognisance of, suahlssues. He al so-EIGat ;,he Councll miehtrevlefl and streamline 1ts practices and piocedureswtth a view to acting swiflly and decisliely in,npments of-crisis aad tlrat michanlsms needei tobe fornnrl ated or devlsed to bear the collectivelnfluence of ttre membe rs in forglng respect forthe declsions of the Security CounCtl. He 2. 3.. 4-rbtd.ffi/t, 12 seprember j.9g3A/39/1, 5 September 1994A/40/726 Enqliah Page 7 ccnsldered that the secretary-General couldplay a more fortllrlght role in brlnglngpotential dangerous sltuations to the atteDtion
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the activities of the United Nations, focusing on the challenges faced by the organization in maintaining international peace and security. The report discusses the functioning of the Security Council, the arms race, continuing hostilities, and the lack of progress in negotiations on economic issues. These topics suggest that the report is primarily concerned with international relations, security, and politics.

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