text: contribution totheinternatlonal efforttoadv~nce theeffective enjoyment of hvsnanrights. 13.TheRapporteur saidthatdelegates inthe ~hirdCommittee hadpointed outthe factthateducation hadanimportant roletoplayincombating racial discrimination. Itwasemphasized thattheyounggeneration shouldbeeducatnd to respect humanrightsandfundamental freedoms 'Ofallpeoplewithout discriminlltion. Shesaidthatevennon-States parti~6 hadmadefavourable comments ontheworl.and importance oftheCommittee. Somedelegates hadstated, however, thateloquent statements aboutthepioneeriug workoftheCommittee wereI.Otmatched byfulfilment ofvoluntary acceptance offinancial obligations. Delegates hadquestioned whether 20yearsaftertheentryintoforceofoneofthemoetimportant ofinternational humanrightsin&truments, theInternational Convention anditssupervisory Committee, sh~uJabeallowed tobeweakened toapointofextinction bythefailure ofanumberofStatesparties tofulfiltheirfinancial obligations underarticle 8,paragraph 6,oftheConvention. Shestated, inthisrespect, thatanumberof de19gations hadsupported decision 1(~{vI) oftheCommittee concerning the financial situation oft06Committep (A/43/l8, r~.ap.VII).However, shepointed outthatother delegat~o~~ hademphasized theneedforthedefaulting States parties tvhonourtheir. !;n~ncial obligation undertheConvention. Ontheother hand,anumberofdelegations hadtakentheviewthattemporary measures shouldbe adopL1d inordernottocompromise theCommittee's effectiveness. 14.TheCommittee expressed concern thatnolong-term solution tothefinancial crisisfacingtheCommittee hadyetbe~nfound,andregretted thefactthatits spring1989session hadtobecancell~d owingtofailure byanumberofStates parties tomeettheitfinancial obl:~Q~ion8 undertheConvention. 15.Members oftheCommittee observed thatthefinancial position oftheCommittee, despite repeated urg~ntappeals bytheCommittee, themeeting ofStatesparties, theGeneral Assembly andtheSecretary-General, hadnotimproved. Inthisrespect, theCommittee wasoftheviewthatthedecision ittookonthematteratits thirty-sixth Dession wasstillvalidandshouldbereiterated. Itwasnotedthat, asthem~eting ofChairpersons ofhumanrights ttybodieshadobserved, itwas notonlytheCommittee ontheElimination ofRacialDiscrimination, butother committees aswellthatwereconcerned withfinancial difficulties, impeding their effpctive functioning. 16.Members oftheCommittee alsonotedthattheCommission onHumanRightsinits resolution 1989/47 hadsupported therecommendation madebythemeeting of Chairpersons ontheneedtoensureadequate financing ofthehumanrightstreaty bodiesandhadnotedthattheGeneral Assembly couldconsi'lrtemporary allocation ofnecessary fundstothetreatybodiesexperiencing financial oifficulties byway ofadvance outoftheregular budget, tobereimbursed whentheoutstanding contributions wereroceived. TheCommission hadalsocalleduponStatesparties to fulfiltheirfinancial obligations pursuant tohumanrightsinstruments. Inthis respect,itwasemphasized thattheCommittee shouldmaintain con'.act withthe Commission onHumanRights &ndotherhumanrightsbodies, andshouldavailitself ofeveryopportunity tomakethosebodiesawareofitsactivities anddifficulties. AmemberurgedthattheCommittee shouldalsoadopt ftstrategy aimedat disseminating information onitsworkandincreasing publicawareness ofits problems. -4-17.Somemembers pointed outthatthefeilure byanumberofStatesparties to fulfiltheirfinancial obligations wasnotduetobudgetary constraints, asthe amounts involved wereminimal, butduetolac~kofpolitical will.Othermembers wereoftheviewthatthefailure wassimplyduetoinertia. Itw~ssimplya question ofattitUdes tohumanrightsinstruments andtheobligations arising from them. 18.Itwassuggested thattheCommittee, throughitsChairman, shouldwrite letters tothedefaulting Statesparties anddrawtheirattention onceagainto theirfinancial obligations undertheConvention/ alettercouldalsobeaddressed totheSecretary-General onthematter. 19.Atits849thmeeting, theCommittee established asessional working group, composed offourofitsmembers, toconsider possible actions theCommittee could takewithrespect tothefinancial crisisconfronting it. 20.Atits854thmeeting, theCommittee adopted, asamended, adraftdecision prepared byitssessional working group,tobeincluded initsreporttothe General Assembly forappropriate actionattheforty-fourth session. Thetextof thedecision, asadopted bythoCommittee, appears inchapter VIIbelow. 21.Upontherecomm·Jndation ofitssessional working group,theCommittee also
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the financial situation of an international organization, specifically the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and its efforts to address the issue. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international cooperation and human rights. The text also touches on the importance of education and public awareness, which are key aspects of human rights. Therefore, it seems likely that the category related to human rights would be the most fitting.