Sweden, the Nordic members of the Council, said that they had abstained in the vote on draft resolu­ tion XI on the use of mercenaries. In particular, they could not support the fourth preambular paragraph, in which mercenarism was termed a crime against humanity; nor could they support paragraph 3. Furthermore, they felt that it was premature to urge the Commission on Human Rights to appoint a special rapporteur, as was done in paragraph 6: the question should first have been considered in the Commission itself. The Nordic members of the Council also wished to point out that the Sixth Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mer­ cenaries were considering the same issue. The Coun­ cil should avoid a duplication of their work. 70. Miss BOGARDE (Sweden), speaking on behalf of the Nordic members of the Council, said that they had abstained in the vote on draft decision I on the right to development. Their position had been stated the previous year. Her delegation had opposed the decision to refer the question to the General Assem­ bly; it had also opposed the convening of the Working Group to discuss the subject before agree­ ment had been reached on a definition of the right to development. The General Assembly had not been in a position to adopt a decision on the matter. The position of the Nordic delegations therefore re­ mained the same as in 1985. 71. Speaking on behalf of her own delegation with reference to draft decision XIV on the right of peoples to self-determination, she said that it had supported various General Assembly resolutions on Kampuchea which affirmed the principles that should be the basis for the settlement of the Kampu­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international law and human rights, with specific references to resolutions and decisions made by the United Nations General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights. The topics mentioned, such as mercenaries, right to development, and right of peoples to self-determination, suggest a focus on international relations and human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights