liberation movements intheworkoftheSub-Commission, hestatedthattheir participation wasauthorized bytheGeneral Assembly. TheSub-Commission wasan expert bodywhoseworkwasofinterest tonational liberation movements andits meetings werealsoattended bymanyobservers fromMemberStates and non-governmental organizations. 376.Therepresentative oftheCentreexplained thattheHumanRights Committee had established twopre-session working groups andpointed outthattheEconomic and SocialCouncil wasduetodiscuss theInternational Covenant onEconomic, Social andCultural Rights andwouldreviewthegeneral comments madebytheCommittee on thebasisofadraftproposed byoneoftheworking groups. TheCommission on HumanRightsandtheSub-Commission hadapproximately fourworking groups, asshown underoutput (ix)ofprogramme element 4.2. 377.Replying toquestions ontherequest foranewP-2postatGenevaandthe transfer ofaP-2posttotheNewYorkLiaison Office, therepresentative recalled thatthecentrehad48Professional postsinJanuary 1982butnowhadonly47,for reasons explained inparagraph 23.15oftheproposed programme budgetfor 1984-1985. 17/ThatleftonlyoneProfessional postintheLiaison Office. Since thework-load ofthatOffice hadbecometooheavyforonepersontohandle, aP-2 -76.. 1',1.\...J..1 i Ipos was Art Rac pro wor exp art Po1 ind corn corn Rig Eli Corn the Pro wou 378 the est bac lan wer hu as off par foc the th vol out Sta con uni Cou oulc :he ldefor lar le ~ined twicea :;in rking j sembly hat nt4.2 ission tsto onand i)of s.He ales mation edthat Yof enot; lational ISan its :teehad :and lcial :teeon on ISshown :he ~calledn,for Since aP-2 1 I i ,.Ie-:.'...-.....posthadbeenredeployed fromGeneva. Hestresssed thatthetransfer ofthatpost wasnotinanywayconnected withthe=equest foranewP-2postatGeneva. Article 14oftheInternational Convention ontheElimination ofAllFormsof RacialDiscrimination hadbeenratified by10States andthenewcommunications procedure wasineffect. Thenumberofotheractivities hadincreased andthe work-load madeanewpostnecessary. Therepresentative ofthecentrelater explained theprocedures established underarticle 14oftheConvention andunder article 1oftheOptional Protocol totheInternational COvenant onCiviland political Rights, stating thatbothdealtwiththeconsideration ofcomplaints by individuals subject tothejurisdiction ofStatesparties thathadrecognized the competence oftherelevant committee toconsider suchcomplaints. Individual communications received undertheOptional Protocol wereexamined bytheHuman RightsCommittee, whereas thoseunderarticle 14oftheConvention onthe Elimination ofAllFormsofRacialDiscrimination wouldbedealtwithbythe Committee ontheElimination ofRacialDiscrimination. Itwasdifficult tosayif thelatterprocedure wouldbeexactly thesameasthatsetoutundertheOptional ProteGol, buttheCentrebelieved thatconsiderable support fromtheSecretariat wouldberequired. 378.Concerning therecords oftheHumanRights Committee, therepresentative of thecentreexplained thattheCommittee hadbeeninoperation since1976;asthe estimate showninoutput (v)ofprogramme element 3.1referred totheexisting backlog intherecords oftheCOmmittee, thenumberofvolumes wasknown. The languages towhichreference wasmadeinoutput(vii)ofthatprogramme element werecertain specific locallanguages; thepurpose ofpublishing theinstruments on humanrightsinthoselanguages wastopublicize humanrightsactivities aswidely aspossible. Hestatedthatallhumanrightspublications werepUblished inthe official languages, including Russian. Inresponse toaquestion on
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of the United Nations, specifically the Human Rights Committee and the Sub-Commission, in relation to human rights and international law. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international governance and legal frameworks.

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