text: change the wording of some parts. For instance, the concept of "legitimate sanctions" in the first paragraph of article 1 of the draft convention lacked precision, so that that paragraph might become a more far-reaching "escape clause" than the one in article 1 of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 1975, which constituted the main source of inspiration for the draft convention. 30. His delegation was willing, however, to accept the draft convention in its present form, provided that articles 19 and 20 were kept as they wereJ without them the convention would lose practically all its meaning and become merely one more of the various limited international instruments in existence. A voluntary commitment to fight against torture was not sufficient. What was needed was means of implementation complete enough to ensure that it would be put into practice and that victims of torture would be protected. 31. International ~inion would not understand and the victims of torture themselves even less, if the United Nations failed in such an important and tragic area. Failure by the United Nations in that area would be perceived as a failure to deal with one of the most flagrant violations of human rights. Adoption of the draft convention, on the eve of the fortieth anniversary of the Organization, would make a very positive contribution to the work of the United Nations. I ... A/C.3/39/SR.49 English Page 11 32. Mr. LEBAKIN (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) said that although the United Nations had adopted many international instruments on human rights, the most complete were the International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which the Ukrainian 
analysis: The text discusses the adoption of a draft convention on the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The speakers emphasize the importance of the convention and the need for it to be effective in preventing torture. They also mention the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which suggests that human rights are a key aspect of the conversation. However, there is no mention of economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, employment, humanitarian aid, or science and technology.