the opportunity independently to study the state of affairs on site with the assistance of its oun mission. We believe our Organization, the United Rations, cannot side-step the question of protecting the civilian population in the occupied Palestinian territories. If it has not been possible to find a practical solution to this question t~~day, we shall have to take it up tonrrrrow. In conclusion I should like to quote words from the statement of 22 my of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR catained in the document that W&t dlietr ibuted to the Security Ccuncilt “There is a need ta adbpt effective measure , including within the context of the uIited Rations, to protect the Palestinian population tr the occupied territories.’ That will aDntinue to be the position of the soviet Union. Mr. ALARCON DE QURSADA (Cuba) (intsPpr@tatidn from Spa ish)t (lnce again the Security Council has been prevent& from performing its fur.ctions un&r the Char tar. In Geneva my delegation said it disagreed with a procedure that required us to respond belatedly to a eequeat by the representative of Bahrain for an S/PV.2926 43 (Mr. Alarcon de Quesada, Cuba) immediatx3 meeting 0E'the Council. wan days after: receiving the reWeat , the Council was still unable to act. it uas unable to act notiithstanding a draft resolutim that only requested that the council send a mission to the Cegim that would report back to it an developments in the situation there. Ohviously, the Council still has an obligatitm to put an end to that situation. Xt has that obligation under the charter. After all, this organisation vQS created in order to rezqmd sviftly and effectively. This organ was created to respond in behalf of all the WerPber s of the Organisation. The VOW was 14 to are. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the role of the United Nations in protecting the civilian population. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international law and the United Nations Charter. The focus is on the political and humanitarian aspects of the situation, with no mention of economic or environmental issues.

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