text: decided·to authorize itsChairman towriteletters totheSecretary-General, the Chairman ofthemeeting ofStatesparties, andtheStatesparties withoutstanding contributions. TheCommittee further decided thatanup-to-date listofoutstanding assessments shouldbeannexed toitsreport(seeannexIVbelow). B.Reporting obligations ofStates per~~Q-tbA UnitedNations conventions 0»a~LlQat( 22.TheChairman, introducing sub-item (b)atth~Committee's 849thmeeting, emphasized, inparticular, theconclusions andrer.ormendations ofthemeeting of Chairpersons ofhlwanrightstreatybodies(A/44/98), w~\chhehadattended. He drewattention toGeneral Assembly resolution 43/1lti, andCommission onHuman Rightsresolutions 1989/46 and1989/47, whichhadtLe••adopted onthebasisofthe recommendations adopted bythemeeting ofChairpersons. TheChairman invited the Committee toconsider therecommendation~ inquestion andexpressitsviews thereon, inparticular ontherecommendation concerning thequestion of consolidating theinitial partoftheguidelines ofsupervisory bodiesentrusted withtheconsideration ofreports ofStatesparties ontheimplementation ofUnited Nations conventions onhumanrights, onthebasisofadraftprepared bythe Secretary-General (A/40/600, para.21). 23.TheChairman alsodrewtheattention oftheCommittee toaletteraddressed to himbytheChairman oftheCommittee ontheElimination ofDiscrimination Against WOlden,informing himthatatitseighthsession thatCommittee hadconsidered the reportofthemeeting ofChairpersons andhaddecided totransmit itsown conclusions tothechairpersons ofothertreatybodies. Inviewofthe recommendation ofthemeeting ofChairpersons concerning futureco-ordination and communication amongchairpersons, theCommittee alsoauthorized theChairmen to transmit theviewsoftheCommittee ontheElimination ofRacialDiscrimination to otherchairpersons. -5-24.Membere of"theCommittee urgedthatthesystemofappointing country rapporteurs, which ~lhadinstitllted atthelastsession onanexperimental basis, shouldbecontinued inviewofitsnotedsuccess. Itwasobserved thatthesystem ofcountry rapporteurs hadreduced thetimeneededforconsideration ofeachState reportandhadhelpedtoenhance dlalogue withStateparties rtipresentatives. In thisregard,itwassuggested thattheCommittee mayconsider uptofourreports perdayandthus redu~ethebacklog thathaddeveloped asaresultofthedisruption ofitsworkanditsmeeting schedule. 25.Atits849thmeeting, theCommittee established asessional working groupof fourofitsmembers toconsider therecommendations madeandconclusions adopted by themeeting ofChairpersons ofhumanrightstreatybodies. 26.Atits854thmeeting, theCommittee, havingconsidered thedraft recommendfttions madetoitbythesessional working group,adopted thefollowing viewsrelating totheconclusions andrecommendations oftheChairpersons I ViewsofthwCommittee ontheElimination ofRacialpiscrimination ontheconglusions andreqommendations ofthemeeting of Chairpersons ofhumanrightstreatybodies (a)Consolidation ofreporting guidelines 1.TheCommittee findsthattheproposals contained inparagraph 21ofthe reportoftheSecretary-General (document A/40/600) meetitsrequirements undertheInternational Convention o~theElimination ofAllFormsofRacial Discrimination inrespect oftheconsolidation ofguidelines relating to PartIofthereports ofStatespartitis. TheCommittee alsoendorses theidea thatsuchconsolidated general guidelines couldbemadaavailable toeachof thetreatybodieswhenever thatbodyconsiders areportfromitsStates parties. 2.Inthisconnection theCommittee considers thattheinformation reflected inBubparagraphR (a),(b)and(c}oftheSecretary-Genetal's proposal isof directrelevance totheCommittee ontheElimination ofRacialDiw.crimination andwouldsatisfyitsrequirements undertheConvention. 3.TheCommittee isalsooftheopinion thattheinformation requested in subparagraph (d)ofparagraph 21wouldbeofinterest toitsworkunderthe Convention, suchasunemployment andliteracy rates. (b)Reporting obligations (overdue reports) 4.Inconnection withthegeneral problem ofoverdue reports affecting the implementation ofseveral humanrightstreaties, inparticular the International Convention ontheElimination ofAllFormsofRacial Discrimination, theCommittee endorses thesuggestion that tt'~hnical assistance andadvisory services shouldbeprovided onareg1.'ar basisbythe
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the work of a United Nations committee, specifically the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The committee is considering recommendations and discussing ways to improve its reporting and working procedures. The text does not seem to be focused on economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. Instead, it appears to be focused on the human rights and social aspects of the committee's work.