discrimination was the prolonged nuclear testing programme which had polluted the environment and irreparably harmed the health of the people. 207. Numerous other incidents of discrimination brought to the Council's attention included the unlawful seizure of land. While there was a high level of unemployment in the Territory , a shortage of skilled workers reauired the iNPOrt of foreign labour. A desperate situation existed with regard to plumbing and sewage, medical services, cholera outbreaks, tuberculosis, leprosy and other diseases. The living conditions of Micronesians in Kwajalein and Ebeye were inferior to those of United States nationals living on those islands. 208, The Soviet delegation hoped that the Trusteeship Council would change its approach and address the problem of preventing racial and national discrimination in the Trust Territory. 209. The representative of the United Kingdom said that nothing the Trusteeship Council had heard during the session could be remotely equated with discrimination on the grounds of race as a matter of public policy. In fact, none of the examples cited by the representative of the Soviet Union could be regarded even as isolated examples of discrimination on the basis of colour. 210. Furthermore, under Article 83 of the Charter, the Trusteeship Council reported only to the Security Council; there was no obligation for a major organ of the United Nations to co-operate with a committee such as the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 211. The United Kingdom representative recalled that at the Trusteeship Council's fifty-first session in 1984, one of the Micronesian representatives had stated UneoUivOCally that racial discrimination did not exist in the Territory. He regretted that representatives of the territorial Governments were not present and he believed that in future, it would be more profitable for the question to be discussed in the presence of Micronesian representatives. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the issues faced by the people of the Trust Territory, specifically with regards to their living conditions, health, and employment. The issues mentioned include environmental pollution, lack of skilled workers, and poor living conditions, which suggests that the category should be related to the well-being of the people.

**Category**
Health, Employment