text: andstandards onhumanrightsinasmanylanguages aspossible andonmakingthe translated textswidelyavailable, inco-operation withtheDepartment of Conference Services. 35.36Duringthemedium-term planperiod, newandmorereadable materials will continue tobeissuedinaddition totheregUlar publications. Suchmaterials will treatspecific humanrights themesoftopical interest andwillbeintended forthe publicatlarge. Certain studies andreports submitted tothoseUnitedNations humanrightsbodies whichmightbeofparticular interest tothepublicwill continue tobere-issued. 35.37Thus,through theWorldPublicInformation Campaign, theUnitedNations will contribute tothepromotion ofauniversal culture ofhumanrights. Itwilldoso byincreasing theawareness ofhumanrights andfundamental freedoms andthe understanding oftheinternational machinery available. SUBPROGRAMME 4.RESEARCH, STUDIES ANDSTANDARD-SETTING (a)Objectives 35.38 Thelegislative authority forsubprogramme 4derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 3218(XXIX)and41/120; Economic andSocialCouncil resolutions 5(I) and9(11);reportofthefifthsession oftheCommission onHumanRights (E/1371, para.13);andCommission resolutions 13(XXXIII) and17(XXXVII). 35.39Inafast-changing andincreasingly interdependent world,societies are constantly confronted withnewproblems thehumanrightsaspects ofwhichneedto beaddressed. United Nations policy-making organs mandate newareasforresearch. Thesecanbeonspecific aspects ofalready well-established rightsoronemerging problems withrelatively unexplored humanrightsdimensions. Inaddition, United Nations humanrightsorgans reviewperiodically theachievements ofthehuman rights programme andtheareasthatneedtobestrengthened, anddiscuss directives forfutureactivities. Certain areasofpriority areidentified forcontinuous -9- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryreviewinordertoascertain whether international standards arebeingrespected, toidentify emerging problems andtodetermine whether newstandards ormechanisms areneeded. This,inturn,necessitates thepreparation ofreports, research, the analysis andevaluation ofinformation, andtheconduct ofmandated dialogues with Governments. Oncehumanrightsproblems havebeenidentified, theresponse ofthe international community istodevelop norms,standards andtheappropriate machinery formonitoring andimplementation. 35.40Accordingly, theobjectives ofsubprogramme 4aretostudyhumanrights issuesforUnited Nations humanrightsorgans, toelaborate international human rightsstandards foradoption bythoseorgans andtoreviewtheimplementation of certain standards. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 35.41Basicresearch willcontinue intosuchdomains astherealization of economic, social andcultural rights, theinterrelated natureofrespect forthe various humanrights, freedom ofopinion andexpression andtherighttoafair trial. Research willbeexpanded innewareassuchasthehumanrightsaspectof bio-medical technology, discrimination against HIV-infected persons orpeople with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), andonissueshaving animpact onthe enjoyment ofhumanrights, suchastheexternal debtandreadjustment policies, toxicwasteandchemical weapons. Broadquestions, suchastheinterrelationship between peaceandhumanrights, willalsobefurther studied. Questions ofrespect forhumanrightsintheadministration ofjustice andduringstatesofemergency willreceive continued emphasis. Inthislatterarea,newstandards willemerge relating tothedeclaration andtotheapplication ofstatesofemergency and respect forhumanrights, inparticular, withregard.tonon-derogable rights. 35.42Standard-setting willcontinue asmandated bypolicy-making organs. Such subjects asenforced orinvoluntary disappearances andtherighttoleaveany country andtoreturntoone'sowncountry canbeexpected tobeaddressed. New areasofstandard-setting willevolve fromtheimplementation oftheDeclaration on theRighttoDevelopment andtheCommission onHumanRightssearchforcriteria for identifying progress intherealization oftherighttodevelopment. Othertopics forstandard-setting willemerge fromresearch work. 35.43 Thebasicchallenge totheOrganization inthefieldofresearch, studies andstandard-setting inhumanrightsinthenextdecadewillbetodeal
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the United Nations' efforts to promote human rights, including research, studies, and standard-setting. It highlights the importance of addressing human rights issues, such as economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as emerging problems like bio-medical technology and discrimination against HIV-infected persons. The text also mentions the need to review the implementation of certain standards and to develop new ones.