text: 369.Withregardtoarticle 5oftheConvention, heexplained thatMaronites, Armenians andLatinshadfullyexercised theirrightsunderarticle 2ofthe Constitution andhadoptedfreelytobelo1lgtotheGreekcommunity, andthatno problems hadarisenfromtheexercise ofthatoption. Finally, therepresentative ofthereporting Statesaidthatallcomments madebymembers oftheCommittee wouldbetakenintoaccount byhisGovernment inpreparing thenextreport. -71-Burundi 370.The th~rd,fourthandfifthperiodic reports ofBurundi, submitted inonc document (CERD/C/145/Add.1), wereconsidered bytheCommittee atits847thand 84ijthmeetings, on18Au~ust 1989 (CERD/C/SR.8~7 and848). 371.Thereportwasintroduced b~'therepresentative ofthereporting State.who statedthattheConstitution oftheRepublic ofBurundi, adopted in1981,confirmed itLdetermination toensureprotection ofthedignity ofthehumanbeingandthe recognition andprotection ofhumanbeings andpeople's rights. 372.HestatedthathisGovernment remained convinced thatapartheid wasan~gation oftheuni'/ersal principles ofequality ofallhumanbeings. HisGovernment did notmaintain diplomatic, military, economic orotherrelations wi~hthoSouth African regime. Hefurther explained thattheBurundi Movement forSupport to Southern Africa, setupin1984,contributed totheinternational campaign a~_inst~ andinformed pUblicopinion aboutthecrimesofapartheid andmisdeeds of racialdiscrimination. 373.Therepresentative ofthereporting Statesaidthatthroughitsregulatory and legislative systemaswellasinitsadministration andlegalpractice, hiscountry showeditsattachment totheuniversally recognized valueofequality ofallrights andobligations without distinction astosex,origin, colourorrace. ~hePenal CodeofBurundi prescribed penalties against racialorethnicaversion. 374.Hestatedthatsince3September 1987Burundi hadbeenlivinginaneraof changewiththecommencement oCtheThirdRepur'ic. Amongthemanyreasons forthe changewastheconcern toensurebetterrespect andprotection forthephysical and moralintegrity ofthehumanbeingandforhisproperty, andtoestablish social justico forall. 3~5.Hesaidfurther thattheeventsinthenorthofthecountry, whichin August1988hadresulted inmassacres, hadsprung frome"Mernal aggression andwere innowayaproblem ofthedomination ofoneethnic g~oupoveranother. Sincethe events oCNtegaandMarangana inAugustoflastyear,theThirdRepublic had broadened theGovernment toinclude persons frombothmajorethnicgroups andhad established acommission tostudythequestion ofnational unity. TheCommission hadpublished itsrecommendations on13May1989,andhadadvocated, inparticular, theadoption ofanewconstitution andacharter ofnational unityaswellasa moreopenaccesstopublic employment. Inthisregard, therepresentative ofthe reporting Stateiuformed theCommittee thatamoredetailed explanation ofthe positive deve10pmentY inhiscountry wouldbepresented inthesixthperiodic repol·t. 376.Members commended thereporting Stateandsaidttatinspiteofthemajor changes thathadtakenplacesincethereportwasprepared, theGoverllment hadnot withdrawn therep~rtthathadbeensubmitted bytheprevious regime, buthadcho~~n topressaheadandtoinformlhemembers candidly andhonestly aboutthe developments since1987.Members thanked therepresentatives ofthereporting Statefortheirhonest andstraightforward description ofthecurrent situation in theircountry. Itwasobserved thattherepresentative ofBurundi hadnot concealed theillsofthepastandthefactthatmassacres hadtakenplace. -72-madebythemembers wouldbetransmitted tohisGovernment andwouldbetakeninto account inthepreparation ofthenextperiodic report. 384.Asregards thenon·-payment ofitsassessed contributions undertheConvention, hesaidthatthedelaywasnotduetolackofwillonthepartoftheGovernment, butprobably tolackofmeans,sinceBurundi wasapoorcountry. Heassured tue members, however, thatallwouldbedonetoensurethattheassessed contributions werepaid. 385.Theeighth andninthperiodic reports ofSweden (CERD/C/158/Add.7 and CERD/C/184/Add.1) wereconsidered bytheCommittee atits850thand851stmeetings, on21and22August 1989(CERD/C/SR.850 and851). 386. ~hereports wereintroduced bytherepresentfttive ofthereporting State, who described briefly therecentmajordevelopments thathadoccurr6d inhiscountry. ThepostofOmbudsman against EthnicDiscrimination, established inJuly19ij6,had thetaskofcounteracting ethnicdiscrimination int~eworkplace andinotherareas ofSwedish society. Atthesametime,anAdvifiory Committee onEthnic Discrimination hadbeensetuptoadvisetheOmbudsman onmatters ofprinciple,
analysis: The text appears to be a report from a United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, discussing the human rights situation in Burundi and Sweden. The report covers topics such as the country's constitution, human rights, and international cooperation. While there are some mentions of economic and social issues, the primary focus is on human rights and international relations.