SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS (b) NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (c) CO-ORDINATING ROLE OF THE CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS BODIES AND MACHINERY DEALING WITH THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (agenda item 11) (continued) (E/CN.4/1990/18 and Add.l, 19, 20, 49, 54, 65, 79 and 85; E/CN.4/1990/NGO/2 and 39; A/44/660 and Add.l; E/AC.51/1989/2) 1. Mr. HENNESSY (Observer for Ireland), speaking on behalf of the 12 member States of the European Economic Community, said that the advances which were currently being made in the field of human rights, particularly in Latin America and Western Europe, were so far-reaching that the Commission on Нгдтап Rights would be called upon to meet the expectations of millions of people who had previously been imaware that it even existed. It was therefore vital for the Commission to be given the means to discharge that increased responsibility effectively. The Twelve therefore supported the decision taken by the General Assembly at its previous session to request the Economic and Social Council to take steps to extend the membership of the Commission. The General Assembly had also requested the Commission to examine ways of making its work more effective and to submit recommendations in that respect to the Economic and Social Council. The Twelve had followed with great interest the work of the drafting group responsible for preparing a draft resolution on the issue, which should be dealt with as comprehensively as possible. 2. The Twelve were of the opinion that the Commission suffered from a major structural shortcoming in that it had no capacity, outside its annual session, to consider human rights problems which might occur at other times during the year, thus leaving the victims of massive and flagrant human rights violations 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to human rights and international organizations, discussing the Commission on Human Rights and its role in promoting and protecting human rights. It seems to be focused on the institutional and structural aspects of human rights protection, rather than specific issues like health, education, or employment.

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