UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.34 12 September 1990 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES Forty-second session SUMMARY RECORD OF THE FIRST PART* OF THE 34th MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 30 August 1990, at 3 p.m. Chairman: Mr. TURK CONTENTS Consideration of draft resolutions and decisions (continued) * The summary record of the second part of the meeting appears as document E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.34/Add.l This record is subject to correction. Corrections should be submitted in one of the working languages. They should be set forth in a memorandum and also incorporated in a copy of the record. They should be sent within one week of the date of this document to the Official Records Editing Section, room E.4108, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Any corrections to the records of the public meetings of the Sub-Commission at this session will be consolidated in a single corrigendum, to be issued.shortly after the end of the session. GE.90-13597/2368B E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.34 page 2 The meeting was called to order at 3.15 p.m. CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS (continued) Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission has been concerned (agenda item 4) (continued) (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.48) Draft decision E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.48 1. Mr. DESPOUY, introducing the draft decisions, said that members felt that the preliminary report on the right to freedom of expression needed to be updated. He therefore proposed to revise the draft decision as follows: the words "continue consideration of this" should be replaced by "give priority consideration to the updated"; and the following wording should be added at the end of the text after the word "concerned": "and requests the Secretary-General to extend to the authors the assistance necessary to 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and its Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. The discussion revolves around draft resolutions and decisions, specifically regarding the right to freedom of expression. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international human rights and governance.

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