financial resources and sufficient staff to the Special Rapporteur; 13. Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out his mandate, to follow closely the process of ratification and the mode of application of the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries and to use his good offices to encourage States to become parties to the Convention, and further requests the Special Rapporteur to include in his future reports information on the state of ratifications and the mode of application of the Convention; 14. Also requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out his mandate, to continue to study credible and reliable reports of mercenary activity in developing countries, in particular smaller States, to determine the scope and implications of such activities and the possible responsibility of third parties by means, inter alia, of on-site visits where appropriate; 15. Also requests the Special Rapporteur to seek the point of view of those Governments in whose territories, according to the information communicated to him, mercenaries may have been recruited or trained or may have been provided with facilities for launching armed aggression against other States; 16. Further requests the Special Rapporteur to develop further the position that mercenary acts are means of violating human rights and thwarting the self-determination of peoples; 17. Urges all Governments, particularly those which have suffered from acts of mercenaries, to facilitate the task of the Special Rapporteur and to invite him to conduct on-site visits where appropriate; -30-18. Recommends that the Special Rapporteur accept the invitation extended to him by the Government of Maldives to visit that country and carry out a thorough investigation of the mercenary activity to which it has been subject; 19. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit to the Commission at its
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a resolution or recommendation by an international organization, likely the United Nations, regarding the activities of mercenaries and the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. The text focuses on the Special Rapporteur's mandate to investigate and report on mercenary activities, and the requests made to him to study credible reports, seek the views of governments, and conduct on-site visits. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, nor does it focus on specific sectors like industry, transport, or communication.

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