text: rapporteur while the work of that Committee was still in progress was not appropriate. Her delegation regretted that the Council should be encouraging the overlap of work being undertaken by the General Assembly. It was not sensible for the Council to impose further burdens on the very heavy agenda of the Commission by adopting a resolution which went further than the Commission's own resolution 1986/26. 78. Her delegation had also voted against the fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XI, since it purported to define mercenarism before there was an agreed definition of that term at the international level. 79. Mr. LINDGREN (Brazil) said that his delega­ tion had voted in favour of draft resolution XI because it was deeply concerned by the problem of the recruitment and use of mercenaries. It had voted against the fourth preambular paragraph of that text for technical reasons which it had already explained in the Commission on Human Rights when resolu­ tion 1986/26 was being adopted. His delegation was not sure whether, juridically, mercenarism could be equated with genocide, and it was doubtful whether it could be qualified as a crime against humanity. The latter question was being studied by the Interna­ tional Law Commission and, pending the completion of its study, Brazil had systematically limited the use of the term to a sufficiently clear context. 80. His delegation had supported paragraph 6 of the draft resolution, but considered that the Commis­ sion on Human Rights should be very cautious in choosing the special rapporteur and in specifying his functions, in order to avoid that position becoming yet another instrument for East-West confrontation. 81. Mr. AKYOL (Turkey) said he regretted that his delegation had been unable to vote in favour of draft resolution XI, which he feared could adversely affect 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a resolution related to human rights, specifically the issue of mercenaries, and the concerns of various countries regarding the definition and scope of mercenarism. The language used suggests a focus on international law and human rights, rather than economic or environmental issues.