while the fact that they had been accepted by many States with different social systems and at different stages of economic development bore witness to their viability. His Government attached great importance to the strengthening of co-operation in the field of human rights in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and trusted that it would be possible for the Council to adopt the draft resolution by consensus. The meeting rose at 1 p.m. *Resumed from the 9th meeting. 66 Economic and Social Council-First Regular Session, 1986 13th meeting Monday, 12 May 1986, at 3.25 p.m. President: Mr. Manuel DOS SANTOS (Mozambique) AGENDA ITEM 4 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (continued)* DRAFT RESOLUTION E/ 1986/L.1 7 1. Ms. BOGARDE (Sweden), introducing draft resolution E/ 1986/L.1 7, announced that Australia, Colombia, Denmark, Greece, Panama, Portugal and Spain had joined as sponsors. All the sponsors hoped that it would be adopted by consensus. 2. In the fifth preambular paragraph, quotation marks should be placed around the words "general observations". In that same paragraph, the phrase "on ways and means of implementing article 21 of the Convention" should be deleted. 3. The Convention had been opened for signature on 1 March 1980. To date, 87 States had ratified and acceded to it, representing an increase of 21 States since 1985. In the draft resolution, States which had not yet become parties were urged to do so as soon as possible, and the Secretary-General was requested to submit yearly reports to the General Assembly on the status of the Convention. AGENDA ITEM 3 Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/1986/3, E/1986/4, E/1986/44, E/1986/49) 4. The PRESIDENT drew the Council's attention to the report of the Sessional Working Group of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international agreements and resolutions related to human rights, specifically the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international cooperation and governance.

**Category**
Human rights