and 40/103 of 13 December 1985 on the prevention of prostitution. Gravely concerned that slavery, the slave trade, slavery-like practices and even modern manifestations of this phenomenon still exist, representing some of the gravest violations of human rights, -137-1. Requests the Secretary-General to invite States parties to the Slavery Convention of 1926, the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery of 1956 and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others of 1949 to submit to the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities regular reports on the situation in their countries, as provided for under the conventions and in Economic and Social Council decision 16 (LVI) of 17 May 1974, which contains the mandate of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery; 2. Invites those eligible States that have not ratified the relevant conventions to consider doing so as soon as possible, or to explain in writing why they feel unable to do so, and invites them to consider providing information regarding their national legislation and practices in this field; 3. Also invites intergovernmental organizations, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, including the International Labour Organisation, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations University, the International Criminal Police Organization and non-governmental organizations concerned to continue to supply relevant information to the Working Group; 4. Welcomes the study prepared by the Secretary-General on ways and means of establishing an effective mechanism for the implementation of the Slavery Conventions (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1989/37) and encourages the Sub-Commission,
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the prevention of slavery, prostitution, and exploitation, which are human rights issues. It requests reports from states and organizations, and encourages the implementation of conventions and mechanisms to combat these phenomena. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture directly.

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