(b) Resolutions 431171 A and B; (c) Ueetingr of the Sixth Committee: A/C.6/43/SP.43, 44, 48, 49 and 511 (d) Plenary meeting: A/43/PV.76. I... A/45/100 English Page 301 143. J&,itcd NaLions Due of Infm The item entitled “United Nations Decade of International Law” was included in the agenda of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly, in 1989, at the request of Zimbabwe, At that session, m/ the Assembly declared the period 1990-1999 as the United Nations Decade of International Law; considered that the main purpose of the Decade should be, &&~r alip: (a) to promote acceptance of and respect for the principles of international law: (b) to promote means and methods for the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, including resort to and full respect for the International Court of Justice; (c, to encourage the progressive development of international law and its codification; (d) to encourage the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law; requested the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States and appropriate international bodies, as well as of non-governmental organizations working in the field, on the programme for the Decade and on appropriate action to be taken during the Decade, including the possibility of holding a third international peace conference or other suitable international conference at the end of the Decade, and to submit a report thereon to the Assembly at its forty-fifth session: and decidled to consider this question at its forty-fifth session in a working group of the Sixth Committee with a view to preparing generally acceptable recommendations for the Decade (resolution 44/23). Document: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 44122’. 144. meful Re of clineufas: between S~K&QE The item entitled “Settlement by peaceful means of disputes between States” was included in the agenda of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly, 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the United Nations Decade of International Law and the settlement of disputes between states through peaceful means. The text focuses on promoting international law, peaceful dispute resolution, and the development of international law. These themes suggest that the category should be related to international relations, law, or diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations, Law