of the Covenant, as well as to paragraphs 22 and 23 which referred to the question of autonomy. 4. Turning to part IV, he stressed that the main purpose of the report was to explore possible ways and means to facilitate peaceful and constructive solutions of minority situations, bearing in mind the great variations in such situations (paras. 30 and 31). Paragraph 32 referred to the problems and benefits of the coexistence of different nationalities within a sovereign State. An important question, raised in paragraph 33, on which he would welcome the views of members of the Sub-Commission, was whether a distinction should be made between "settled" minorities and "recent immigrant" minorities. The following paragraphs discussed the important problem of ethnic conflicts, which could become extremely violent, irrational, emotional and long-enduring. In that connection, he welcomed the activities of the E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.8 page 3 United Nations Research Institute on Social Development (UNRISD) and of the United Nations University; he intended to maintain close contacts with both bodies. 5. His study would seek to combine the basic approaches, indicated in paragraph 42: to promote the rights and development of minorities in a manner consistent with the unity and stability of States, their territorial integrity and political independence, in the light of the Declaration of Principles on Friendly Relations and Co-operation Among States; and to ensure that members of minorities also respected and protected all individual human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in relation both to their own members and to the members of the majority. 6. The sources of information for his study were set forth in part V. The two most important were the reports submitted by States to the Human Rights Committee and to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the questionnaire in annex I based on the proposed questionnaire in the annex 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a study on minority situations and the promotion of human rights, specifically in the context of international relations and state sovereignty. It mentions the Declaration of Principles on Friendly Relations and Co-operation Among States and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, indicating a focus on human rights and international law.

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