UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l8 24 August 1990 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES Forty-second session SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 18th MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Monday, 20 August 1990, at 3 p.m. Chairman: Mr. TURK CONTENTS Consideration of draft resolutions and decisions. Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including policies of racial discrimination and segregation and of apartheid, in all countries, with particular reference to colonial and other dependent countries and territories: report of the Sub-Commission under Commission on Human Rights resolution 8 (XXIII) (continued) This record is subject to correction. Correction should be submitted in one of the working languages. They should be set forth in a memorandum and also incorporated in a copy of the record. They should be sent within one week of the date of this document to the Official Records Editing Section, room E.4108, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Any corrections to the records of the public meetings of the Sub-Commission at this session will be consolidated in a single corrigendum, to be issued shortly after the end of the session. GE.90-12831/2297B E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l8 page 2 The meeting was called to ord~r at 3.30 p.m. CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS Elimination of racial discrimination (agenda item 5) (continued) (a) Measures to combat racism and racial discrimination and the role of the Sub-Commission (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.2, 3, 5, and 6) 1. The CHAIRMAN announced that draft resolution E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.3 had been withdrawn by its sponsors. Draft resolution E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.S. 2. Mr. ILKAHANAF pointed out that his name had not been included among the sponsors of the draft resolution. 3. Mrs. KSENTINI, introducing the draft resolution, said that the sponsors 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a summary record of a meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, specifically discussing draft resolutions and decisions related to the elimination of racial discrimination. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international human rights issues rather than economic or scientific topics.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights