text: andtheTreatment ofOffenders; (b)Implementation oftherecommendations oftheSixthUnitedNations Congress onthePrevention ofCrimeandtheTreatment ofOffenders: reportoftheSecretary-General; (c)Implementation oftheconclusions oftheSeventh UnitedNations Congress onthePrevention ofCrimeandtheTreatment ofOffenders: reportofthe Secretary-General. /...A/40/252 English PageIB 13.International Research andTraining Institute fortheAdvancement ofWomen: reportoftheSecretary-General (item99). 14.Elimination ofallformsofdiscrimination against women(item100): (a)ReportoftheCommittee OntheElimination ofDiscrimination against WomenJ (b)StatusoftheConvention ontheElimination ofAllFormsof Discrimination against women: reportoftheSecretary-General. 15.Elimination ofallformsofreligious intolerance: reportofthe Secretary-General (item101). 16.Humanrights andscientific andtechnological developments (item102). 17.Question ofaconvention ontherightsofthechild(item103). lB.International Covenants onHumanRights (item104): (a)ReportoftheHumanRights Committee, (b)StatusoftheInternational Covenant onEconomic, Social andCultural Rights, theInternational Covenant onCivilandPolitical Rights andthe Optional Protocol totheInternational Covenant onCivilandPolitical Rights: reportoftheSecretary-General, (c)Reporting obligations ofStatesparties toUnitedNations conventions on humanrights: reportoftheSecretary-General. 19.Officeofthe.united Nations HighCommissioner forRefugees (item105): (a)ReportoftheHighCommissioner, (b)Assistance torefugees inAfrica: reportoftheSecretary-General. 20.International campaign against traffic indrugs: reports ofthe Secretary-General (item106). 21.Alternative approaches andwaysandmeanswithintheUnitedNations systemfor improving theeffective enjoyment ofhumanrightsandfundamental freedoms: reports oftheSecretary-General (item107). 22.Newinternational humanitarian order: reportoftheSecretary-General (itemlOB). 23.Torture andothercruel, inhuman ordegrading treatment orpunishment (item144). I...A/40/252 English Page19 FOurth COmmittee 1.Information fromNon-Self-Governing Territories transmitted underArticle 73e oftheCharter oftheUnitedNations (item109): (a)ReportoftheSpecial Committee ontheSituation withregardtothe Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to COlonial Countries andPeoplesl (b)ReportoftheSecretary-General. 2.Activities offoreign economic andotherinterests whichareimpeding the implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toCOlonial COuntries andPeoples inNamibia andinallotherTerritories undercolonial domination andefforts toeliminate colonialism, apartheid andracial discrimination insouthern Africa: reportoftheSpecial Committee onthe Situation withregardtotheImplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples (item110). 3.Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toCOlonial COuntries andPeoples bythespecialized agencies andtheinternational institutions associated withtheUnitedNations (itemllll: (a)ReportoftheSpecial Committee ontheSituation withregardtothe Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoplesl (b)ReportoftheSecretary-General. 4.ReportoftheEconomic andSocialCouncil (chapters IandVI(section E)) (item12).14/ 5.UnitedNations Educational andTraining Programme forSouthern Africa: report oftheSecretary-General (item112). 6.Offers byMemberStatesofstudyandtraining facilities forinhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories: reportoftheSecretary-General (item113). 1!!Thechapters ofthereportlistedbelowhavebeenreferred alsoto plenary meetings andtotheSecond, Third,FifthandSixthCommittees: (a)Chapter I .; .. (b)Chapter VI(section E)••••••••••••••••••Plenary meetings, Second, Third,FifthandSixth Committees Plenary meetings andSecond Committee /...A/40/252 English Page20 7.Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples (item18):!I (a)ReportoftheSpecial Committee ontheSituation withregardtothe Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoples; (b)Reportofthes~retary-General.
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the activities and recommendations of the United Nations, focusing on human rights, international law, and colonialism. The topics covered include the implementation of international conventions, elimination of discrimination and intolerance, and humanitarian issues. The report also touches on the role of specialized agencies and international institutions.