text: paragraph 23.2,therepresentative statedthatthecentreforHumanRights wasthe focalpointforhumanrightsactivities asdefined inthemedium-term plan. While therewereotherbodiesfordealing withcertain specific humanrightsproblems, theCentre wasthefocalpointwithintheUnitedNations Secretariat. Astothe voluminous natureofthecountry reports, therepresentative oftheCentrepointed outthatitwasnotwithintheCentre's competence tocomment onthereports ofthe Statesparties; itsimply hadtheresponsibility toprocess them. Healso confirmed thattheCentre hadreceived complaints regarding violations oftrade unionrightsandthatreports onthem.hadbeensubmitted totheEconomic andSocial Council, asshowninoutput (ix)ofprogramme element 1.2. 379.Responding tothequestion onthenatureoftheadhocbodiesunderprogramme element 1.3,therepresentative oftheCentrecitedtheAdHocWorking Groupof Experts onHumanRightsinSouthern Africa, theWorking GrouponEnforced or Involuntary Disappearances ofPersons; fourorfivespecial rapporteurs, suchas thoseonsummary executions andtorture, werealsoappointed onanadhocbasis. Thevulnerable groups mentioned insUbprogramme 2included suchgroupsaschildren, women,disabled persons andreligious minorities. Hewentontoconfirm thatthe Working GroupoftheGeneral Assembly concerned withdrafting adeclaration onthe rightsofnon-citizens (output (xiv)ofprogramme element 2.1)wasstill considering thedeclaration, butifitstaskshould becompleted in1985itwould betakenintoaccount intheprogramme performance report. TheWorking Groupof theSub-Commission onPrevention ofDiscrimination andProtection ofMinorities on therightsofdetained persons (output (iii)ofprogramme element 4.1)wasalso stillengaged initstask.Withregardtotheestimated 12studies mentioned under output(viii)ofprogramme element 4.2,therepresentative oftheCentrestated -77-'.~J.'.~.' .":.-C::' !~ l~i iJ f~ l~'1 r',~thattheSub-Commission hadentrusted someofitsmembers withthosereports and theywouldbeprepared duringthenextbiennium. Included werereports onscience andtechnology, criminal justice, computerized filesandmentalillness. Asto travelresources, theCentrewasresponsible forservicing alargenumberof groups, including thetwotreatybodieswhosemeetings werealternately heldat Geneva andNewYork,astheConventions permitted. TheCentre hadtosendthree Professionals andtwoGeneral ServicestafftoNewYorkforsuchmeetings; he agreedthatitwouldsavemoneyandbebetterfortheCentreiftbemeetings were heldatGeneva. 380.Therepresentative oftheBudgetDivision confirmed thatthereduction of $2,900inexternal printing hadresulted fromthecosting ofthepublication programme bytheDepartment ofConference Services asapproved bythePublications Board. Healsoexplained thesignificance of"intermediate output" asusedinthe programme budget,itdesignated anoutputthatwasnotitselfgoingtobegivento MemberStates, committees orthelikebutincluded material tobeusedina separate finaloutputelsewhere. Forexample, theCentre's contribution tothe UnitedNations Yearbook wasshownasanintermediate output, butthedepartment thatpublished theYearbook wouldshowitasafinaloutput. Heconfirmed the answergivenbytherepresentative ofthecentreforHumanRightsonthefinancing oftheCommittee fortheElimination ofRacialDiscrimination, sayingthatthe International Convention ontheElimination ofAllFormsofRacialDiscrimination obliged theSecretariat toservice theCommittee. Thetravelofthemembers was covered bytheStatesparties butthatofthestaffwasnot.IttheCommittee were tomeetatGeneva, therewouldbesavings onstafftravel. Reservations 381.Onedelegation* expressed itsstrongreservations concerning thefollowing: (a)TheInternational Convention ontheSuppression andPunishment ofthe CrimeofApartheidi (b)TheSpecial Committee toInvestigate Israeli Practices Affecting the HumanRightsofthePopulation oftheOccupied Territoriesi (c)TheSecond DecadetoCombat Racism andRacialDiscrimination. (Itwas recalled thatthedelegation hadnotparticipated invotesordecisions onthat question.)i (d)Programme element 2.1,output(xvii): annualreports containing listsof organizations givingsupport toracistregimes insouthern Africa. Section 24.Regular programme oftechnical co-operation 1.Introduction 382.Atits53rdmeeting, on29May,theCommittee considered section 24ofthe
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the activities and budget of the Centre for Human Rights within the United Nations Secretariat. It discusses various programs and initiatives related to human rights, including the processing of country reports, complaints, and studies. The text also mentions the involvement of the Centre in servicing meetings of treaty bodies and the financing of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The tone of the report is formal and technical, suggesting that it is intended for a specialized audience.