text: 155. Pointing out that there were still some 4 million persons threatened with famin@ in the north of the country, members asked what steps the Ethiopian Goverm@nt was contemplating to prevent famine in view of the fact that half of Rritrea and the whole of northern wollo were in the hands of the rebels. They also inquired whether Ethiopia's internal difficulties had an ethnic background and what measureS were envisaged to mitigate the effects of the fighting. 156. Referring to the reforms under way in Ethiopia in the context of the implementation of article 2 of the Convention, members asked whether that new aPProach would cause unemployment and how, in the process of carrying out those reforms, the Ethiopian Government intended to ensure the adequate development of Particular ethnic groups. Further information was requested concerning the impact of the constitutional changes on minorities and the means envisaged for Protecting those groups. 157. With reference to article 3 of the Convention, members Of the Committee commended Ethiopia's very active stance of opposition to the South African rggime- 158. With regard to article 5 of the Convention, members wished to receive more detailed information on the participation of the various nationalities in the CountrY'S economic, political and social life. They also inquired whether minority languages were taught in the schools and whether all Ethiopian Citizens had the Possibility of expressing themselves in their mother tongue before the courts. 159. With reference to article 6 of the Convention, members of the Committee requested further information on the number of cases of racial discrimination wbicb had been brought before the courts. 160. In connection with article 7 of the Convention, members Of the COmIIittee requested further information about the manner in which information On the Convention and other human rights instruments was disseminated in Ethiopia. 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the human rights situation in Ethiopia, specifically in the context of the Committee's review of the country's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The text touches on various aspects of Ethiopian society, including the government's handling of internal conflicts, the treatment of minority groups, and the country's economic and social development.