text: or the Commission on Hunan Rlghts for consultatlon. It tould be desirable therefore that, $hen a te*t ls not actually quoted in or annexed to tbe report itself, the report should conta ln . 6u fficient information to be understood without reference to the accompanying texts.A/40 /600 /Add.r Engl i sh Page 35 V. GENERAL GUIDELIMS REGARDING THE FORM AND CONTENTS OF REPORTS RECEIVED FROM STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 18 OF TI{E CONVENTION ON THE ELTMINATION OF ALL TOR},IS OF DTSCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN 1. Under article 18 of che Convention on the El.imination of Alt Forms ofDiscriminacion agains! women, each stale party has undertaken to submit a reporc onthe Legislative. judicial' administrative or ocher measures which i! has adopted togive effect to the provisions of the Convencion and on the progress made in thisrespect lrighin one year after the entry into force of the Convention for thereporcing state and thereafter at reast every four years and furt.her whenever thecommittee on the Elimination of Discrirnination against women established under theConvention so requests. 3, The report should be in two parts. part one should describe:2. In order to assist the States partiesareicle 18 of the Convention. the Commj.tteeshoutd foltow general guidelines as to theThe guidelines are to help ensure that themanner so that the Comftittee and the Statesof the impler0entation of the Convention and (a) As concisely as possible and legal frame$rork within which adiscrimination against vromen in aIlin fulfillinq their obligations onder recommends that the States parties foro, contents and dates of reports.reports are presented in a uniform parti.es can obtain a conplete picture the progress made ther e in. the actual, general. social, economic, political state party approaches the elimination ofits forms. as defined in the Conventiont as their compli.ed women who have su ffer ed
analysis: The text appears to be related to international law and human rights, specifically the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. It provides guidelines for states to report on their progress in eliminating discrimination against women, which suggests a focus on social and political issues rather than economic or environmental ones.