text: sus, and th.e Secretary-Genera,l had been requested to promoting human rights and allowed Governments seek the views of States parties on the Issue and to to enter into a dialogue with the Human Rights include them in his next ~nnual r.eport to the Ge':leral Committee on questions which were usually delicate. Assembly on that . s~bJect. His. country actively The Human Rights Committee had gained the supporte~ that declSlon and wished to take the respect of the parties to the Covenant, thereby opportumty to encourage States parties to make making it possible to recommend measures to im- comments for inclusion in the Secretary-General's prove the human rights situation in certain countries. report. The problem of reservations was complex and It was therefore a matter of concern that a consider- it rested. pri~arily with States pa~ies to revie~ their able number of States parties were not fulfilling their res.erv~tiOns m order to ~armomze them with the reporting obligations. Delays in reporting, or the non- objectives of the Convention. submission of reports, made it difficult for the 92. His delegation trusted that the Council would Committee to perform its function and might in the repeat its exhortation to countries to sign and ratify long run undermine the standing of the Covenant. the Convention and that the resolution which it The delegations of the Nordic countries hoped that adopted would address the practical issues already all States would initiate steps to ensure the timely mentioned. submission of their reports. 93. The PRESIDENT announced that the Council 98. The delegations of the Nordic countries felt that had concluded its general debate on agenda item 4. the general comments submitted by the Human Rights Committee on the articles of the Covenant provided an excellent opportunity for the Council to examine and deepen its understanding of the rights 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation of human rights, specifically the reporting obligations of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The text mentions the Human Rights Committee, the Secretary-General, and the General Assembly, indicating that the topic is related to international human rights law and its implementation. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is a statement or a report from a United Nations agency or a government delegation.