text: 19 February 1990 31 October 1989 7 March 1990 31 October 1989 19 June 1990 2 October 1989 7 March 1990 14 'December 1989 16 July 1990 19 June 1990 25 January 1990 9 October 1989 2 August 1990 2. Reports not vet received bv the Committee 26. By the closing date of the thirty-eighth session of the Committee, 252 reports expected from 103 States parties before that date had not yet been received. They comprised 6 initial reports, 15 second periodic reports, 20 third periodic reports, 20 fourth periodic reports, 20 fifth periodic reports, 24 sixth periodic reports, 25 seventh periodic reports, 26 eighth periodic reports, 31 ninth periodic reportsr -8- _ 30 tenth periodic reports and 35 eleventh periodic reports. In addition, One supplementary report requested by the Committee was not received. Table 2 below provides the relevant information on these reports. Table 2. m.e c hir -ei h h sion yet been received State party Type of report Date on which the Number of reminders report was due sent Sierra Leone Fourth report 5 January 1976 Fifth rep&t 5 January 1978 Sixth report 5 January 1980 Seventh report 5 January 1982 Eighth report 5 January 1984 Ninth report 5 January 1986 Tenth report 5 January 1988 Eleventh report 5 January 1990 Supplementary 31 March 1975 &VaZiland Fourth report 6 May 1976 Fifth report 6 May 1978 Sixth report 6 May 1980 Seventh report 6 May 1982 Eighth report 6 May 1984 Ninth report 6 May i.986 Tenth report 6 May 1988 Eleventh report 6 May,1990 Liberia Initial report 5 December 1977 Second report 5 December 1979 Third report 5 December 1981 Fourth report 5 December 1983 Fifth report 5 December 1985 Sixth report 5 December 1987 Seventh report 5 December 1989 Guyana Initial report 17 March 1978 
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the status of reports received by a committee from various states parties. The reports are related to the implementation of treaties and conventions, and the tone is formal and bureaucratic. There is no mention of specific economic, environmental, or social policies, but rather a focus on the receipt of reports and the tracking of deadlines.