clearly shown the interdependence between the right to development, as a htunan right, and other areas of activity. 32. The Commission and other United Nations bodies might well use the conclusions and recommendations of the Global Consultation as a basis for considering future action in that very important field. Besides the report on the global consultation (E/CN.4/1990/9), the Commission had before it an analytical compilation of comments and views by Governments, non-governmental organizations. United Nations organs and specialized agencies on the implementation and further enhancement of the Declaration on the Right to Development (E/CN.4/1990/33). 33. Finally, he wished to draw the Commission's attention to General Comment No. 2, on the interdependence of all hxunan rights, recently adopted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In the document the Committee drew attention to a number of specific measures which should be taken to integrate human rights concerns into development activities, in line with the Global Consultation's conclusions. 34. All those issues were complex and at times extremely difficult to understand, but they dealt with the way men and women lived throughout the world. It was, therefore, to be hoped that the Commission's work would contribute to achieving the objective of the United Nations in the economic, social and cultural fields, as set forth in the Charter of "better standards of life in larger freedom". 35. Turning to agenda item 17, concerning the status of the International Covenants on Human Rights, he drew the Commission's attention to the Secretary-General's report (A/44/441), which provided information on the number of signatures and ratifications of both Covenants and the Optional Protocol and was submitted to the Commission in pursuance of resolution 1989/17. Since the completion of that report, Algeria and Ireland had ratified, and Somalia had acceded to the two Covenants, thus bringing the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing human rights, specifically the right to development, and its interdependence with other areas of activity. It mentions the Global Consultation, the Declaration on the Right to Development, and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The text also references the United Nations Charter and the International Covenants on Human Rights. These indicators suggest that the text is related to human rights and development.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief