317. The action taken by the Trusteeship Council at its fifty-fifth session in 1988, and by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples at its 1988 session, in conformity with article 15 of the Convention and General Assembly resolution 2106 B (XX) of 21 December 1965, was discussed in the annual report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination submitted to the Assembly at its forty-fourth session. Z/ The opinions and recommendations of the Committee, based on its consideration of copies of reports and other information submitted to it by the Trusteeship Council and the Special Committee in 1988 and 1989, were contained in paragraph 459 of its report to the General Assembly. 318. By its resolution 44/68 of 8 December 1989, the General Assembly, inter alia, took note of the report of the Committee on the work of its thirty-seventh session, which included the Committee's recommendations relating to Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories to which General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) applied. 319. At its 1989 session, the Special,Committee continued to follow the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and to monitor related developments in the Territories, having regard to the relevant provisions of article 15 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. a/ 320. As a result of earlier decisions of the Trusteeship Council and the Special Committee, the Secretary-General transmitted to the Committee at its thirty-eighth session the documents listed in annex IV below. 321. At its thirty-eighth session, the Committee approved the appointment of the members of its three working groups to examine the documentation submitted to it under article 15 of the Convention and to report to the Committee on their 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of various UN bodies and committees related to decolonization and racial discrimination. It mentions reports, resolutions, and working groups, which suggests a focus on international governance and human rights. While there are no specific references to economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, the text does touch on the implementation of a convention and the monitoring of territorial situations.

**Category**
International governance, Human rights