text: and reguested the Sec r etary-Gene ral to continue to Subnit to the Assetnbly annual reports concerning the status of the Conventj,on, in accordance r.ith Assenbly resolution 2106 (xx) of 2l Decenber 1955. * A/40/150. 85-24551 2366b (E)A/40/6O7 EngI i sh Paqe 2 3- The rncernational convention on the Eliminacion of All Forms of RaciaLDiscrimination ua6 opened for signature in New york on 7 ttarcb 1966. rt enEeredinto force on 4 January 1969' on the thirtieth day after tbe date of deposlt. withthe secretary-ceneral of the united Nations of the twenty-aevench instrunent ofraeifi.cation, as proeided for in article 19 of the Convention. 4. As at I September 1985, tbe Convention had received 7G signatures, G9 of whichhad been followed by rat.ificationst in addition Sl States had acceded to theconvention and four slates had succeeded ro it, bringlng lhe total number ofratifications, accessions and successions to 124. The list of States t hich hadsigned' ratified, acceded or succeeded to the coDvention, aa well ae the dates oftheir signatures, rat.ifications. accessions or successioDs is contained in theannex to the present report. 5. As at lhe sane date, rl of the states parties to the convent ion, nanery costaRica' Ecuador, France, Iceland, Italy, the NetherLands, Norrray, peru, Senegal,sneden and uruquay, had made the declaration provided for under articre 14 of checonvention' recogni.zing the conpetence of the committee on the Elinination ofRacial Discrinination eo receive and consider cornmunications fron individuals orgroups of individuals within their Jurisdiction claining to be victina of vlolationby those states parties of any of the rights set forth i.n the convention. Theprovisions of articre 14 enlered inlo force on 3 Decenber lgga in accordance withparaqraph 9 of that artj.cle.
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the status of a international convention, specifically the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The report discusses the number of states that have signed, ratified, or acceded to the convention, as well as the states that have made declarations recognizing the competence of the committee to receive and consider communications from individuals or groups within their jurisdiction. The report also mentions the date of entry into force of the convention. The content suggests that the report is related to human rights and international cooperation.