of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure. 2. The PRESIDENT (interpretcrtion jwnz Chi- IWSLJ): The Council is meeting today pursuant to the letter dated 4 May from the representative of Ireland addressed to the President of the Council [S//50.37]; the letter dated 20 May from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Council [S//.509Y]; and the letter dated 21 May from the representative of Panama addressed to the President of the Council [S//S/00]. Members of the Council also have before them document S/15101, which contains the text of a letter dated 2 1 May from the representative of Argen- tina addressed to the President of the Council. 3. I now call on the Secretary-General. 4. The SECRETARY-GENERAL (irzt~~~prrttrtio/r from Sptrnishj: Mr. President, I felt it my duty to ‘inform you yesterday evening that my efforts to facil- itate an agreement between the Argentine Repub- lic and the United Kingdom in respect of the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), initiated in pursuance of my responsibilities as Secretary-General, did not offer the present prospect of bringing an end to the crisis. The armed conflict persists and threatens to grow worse. In these grave circumstances, I wish to give the Council an account of the actions I have taken in pursuit of the objectives of Council resolution 502 (1982). 5. Following the adoption of that resolution. I con- tinued my contacts with the parties and with the Presi- 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to international politics and diplomacy, specifically regarding a conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands. The Secretary-General is reporting to the United Nations Security Council on his efforts to facilitate a resolution to the crisis. The text does not contain any specific information about economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief