I. A. States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (129) as at 24 August 1990 l - B. States parties that have made the declaration under article 14, paragraph 1, of the Convention l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*.......*..*..* II. PrOViSiOnal agenda .~.........,...,....,.....*,~.............~..*.*.~~* III. Consideration by the Committee of reports submitted by States parties under article 9 of the Convention . . . . . . . . ..****.....*................* IV. Documents received by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at its thirty-eighth session, pursuant to decisions Of the Trusteeship Council and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting Of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in conformity with article 15 of the Convention ..,.,,.,,.*.......................*...**** V. List of documents issued for the thirty-eighth session of the Committee ..~..~..,.,.....~......,.............~...............~.~..... 74 76 79 79 79 al a4 86 a7 90 91 -v- I 1 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 24 August 1990 1 Sir, I have the honour to refer to article 9, paragraph 2, of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In accordancr with that article, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, established pursuant to the Convention, "shall report annually, through the Secretary-General, to the General Assembly of the United Nations on its activities' You will recall that, owing to the non-payment of the assessed contributions by a number of States parties over several years, the normal functioning of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has been disrupted since 1986 As you are aware, the financial problem facing the Committee continues to be 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, discussing its activities and financial issues. It does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or science and technology. The focus is on the Committee's work and the challenges it faces due to financial issues, which suggests that it may be related to a category that deals with international organizations or human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International organizations