text: 15. The United Nations Fund for population Acf,ivities (UNFPA) referred Co thegrosing recognttion of the fundamental inter rela tionship that exiated betseenpopulati.on, developnent and human rights standards. According !o UNFPA, hunanrights conslderations are basic to population and developlpnt progrannes in thatporiciea concerning population, its size. groetb and distribution should respecE Che inher€nt righes of lhe populat.ion concerned. Currenely, in llany insEances,questions of population and hunan rights were being approached as related elenentsof the overalL process of developfipnt. 16. The Econonic and social connission for Asia and the paclflc (EscAp) reportedthat if had decialed that a focal point within its secretariat should assist asnecessary in dealing eith connunications and activities that night artse in Ehetield of hunan righEs' /...A/40 /677 Engl ish Page 5 I7. A second theme in Ehe replies related to iqsues nhich, it nas f€lt, should be further exanined fron thei,r hunan right.s perspeccive. The safeguarding of peace and the pronot.ion of developnent eere nentioned in this connection. The right to Iife and che right to developrent yere particularly sEressed, the need to curb tbe arms race eas nentionedi attenEion rras also drawn Eo nasslve and flagranE violationa of human rights resulting fron aggression, occuPacion, exploitation and foreign intervention and interference. The exlsting international econonic order eas 6aid to be unjust as it exercised adverse consequences on the realization of hunan rights. Tbe existence of racial discr i.minati,on raa algo roentioned andpatticular altention waa draHn to the situation under apartheid. Discrimination against. uomen eas cited as one further isgue that should retain the atEenlion of the cotnnunity of nations. IV. REVIEI{ OA DEVEI{IPMENTS A. Right co Eel f-determination 18. Both the General Assenbly and Ehe Connission on Human Rights have on nany occasions reiterated Ehat the universal realization of self -de Eerninat ion by all peoples lncluding those under colonial, alien and foreign donination' is a
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the relationship between population, development, and human rights, highlighting the importance of considering human rights in development programs. It also touches on issues such as poverty, discrimination, and the arms race. Given the focus on human rights and development, it is likely that the category is related to human rights and social issues.