at this important meeting of the Security Council being attended by a number of Poreign Ministers. The decisions taken at this meeting, like those to which they are a 8eque1, will have a momentous significance well beyond the crisis that has formed their context. During the weeks since 2 August, the Security Council has found itself shouldering the heavy responsibility which the Charter has placed on it but which, JB/4 WPV.2943 7 in earlier circumstancea, it was unable to exercise. This is recognised all over the world. The assurance that needs to accompany it is that the Council views its responsibility as not only that of restoring peace but of upholding and maintaining peace with justice. The power at the disposal of the Security Council is the power commanded by the solidarity of nations opposed to the transgression of the Charter of the United Nations. It is first and foremost the power of principle. What makes the Council's task particularly onerous - and, I am sure, ultimately fruitful - is that principles must be consistently applied and the Council's actions must be based on equity and perceived to be so. The world has not had an experience of enforcement provisions under Chapter VII being used in the manner and on the scale in which they ace in the present crisis. Now that they are actually applied, the United Nations is being subjected to an unprecedented test. It needs to demonstrate that the way of enforcement is qualitatively difEerent from the way of wart that as such action issues from a collective engagement, it requires a discipline all its own; that it strives to minimise undeserved suffering to the extent humanly possible, and to search for solutions for the special economic problems confronted by States arising 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement from a high-ranking official, likely related to an international crisis or conflict. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with a focus on principles, justice, and the responsibility of the United Nations. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and the need for the United Nations to demonstrate its capabilities.

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