the efforts of certain groups to diminish the impor- Zambian delegation had requested information. The tance which the United Nations attached to the relevant information was contained in the press struggle against racism at the international level were release on the opening of the seminar. producing results. A piecemeal and one-sided educa- 30. Regarding the concern expressed as to whether tional approach seemed to be replacing the consis- the Council had been fully informed of the activities tent, analytical and action-oriented approach which taking place in connection with the Decade, he said was required. that document E/ 1986115 should be read in conjunc- 24. The international community should also stress tion with document E/1985/16 and Add.1, which the importance of making the existing instruments contained detailed information on the activities of for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination the Centre for Human Rights, the Commission on and apartheid even more universal. The fact that Human Rights, the Sub-Commission on Prevention accession to those instruments or their ratification of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, the continued to be politically inconceivable for certain Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts on Southern States should not be ignored. Africa, the Centre for Social Development and 25. At the current time, there was a situation of Humanitarian Affairs, the Special Committee on the rampant racial discrimination in Turkey. In that Situation with regard to the Implementation of the country, minorities were prohibited from speaking, Declaration on the Granting of Independence to studying or publishing in their native languages, Colonial Countries and Peoples, the Special Commit- under an express provision of the Constitution and tee against Apartheid and the United Nations Centre by other laws. Violations were punishable by one to on Transnational Corporations. Since the activities three years' imprisonment. The languages concerned of those bodies were conducted on an ongoing basis, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' efforts to combat racism and racial discrimination at the international level, specifically highlighting the activities of various UN bodies and the importance of making existing instruments for eliminating racism more universal. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture.

**Category**
Human rights