text: 4* J-££k-s__£0J™5Sl "''ith anticipation to the effective and appropriate action that it hopes the Commission on Human Rights vill underlake at its thirty-ninth session. 1982/l5• Question of slavery and the slave trade in all their prgcbiv.es and nanif es ta cions, including the slayery- [The Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination end Protection of Minorities] •*•• Decides to request the Commission on Human Rights to appeal to those eligible Member States which have not signed cr ratified the relevant Conventions to do so as soon as possibles cr to explain in vriting why they feel unable to do so, and also M request States to report regularly upon compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of che Conventions;E/CF. 4/1983/4 E/CT. 4/Sub, 2/198 ?./li5 page 12 that, in view of the provisions of article 4 of the UniversalggtDeclaration of Human Rights, the United Rations anc its agencies should actively offer Member States such co-ordinated legal, technical, administrative, educative, financial and o^her practical assistance ae is desirable to eiiminte conditions conducive to slavery and slavery-like citaationc;; that the United Nations development Programme should be requested bo indicate how itn social development programmes in certain countries could be adapted so as to make a specific contribution to the struggle against slavery; that special help should be afforded by UNDP to rehabilitate freed slavesj and ahab the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary bodies should maintain an active role in monitoring and setting progressive targets for and then ensuring the success of the work on slavery^ 3« Suggests further that optimum co-ordination should be ensured with the International Labour Organisations the United Nations Educational; Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the J'ood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
analysis: The text appears to focus on the eradication of slavery and slave trade, and the efforts of the United Nations and its agencies to provide assistance to Member States in this regard. The text also mentions the importance of education, rehabilitation, and development programs to combat slavery. These themes suggest that the category that best fits this text is related to human rights and humanitarian aid.