Secretary-General toassistStatesparties infUlfilling ~heirreporting obligations. TheCommittee believes thattheemphasis inproviding such assistance shouldbeplacedonregional andsUbregional training courses i~ thepreparation andsubmission ofreports byStatesparties. -6-(c)Quo_tioD ofperlodicity orreporting s.Inconnection withtherecommendation inparagraph 90oftherftportof theMeeting ofChairpersons, theCommitten wishestodrawattention tothe factthatithasalready endorsed theproposal relating totheperiodicity of reporting made ~tthe11thmeeting ofStatesparties totheConvention, tothe effectthatasageneral practice, afterthesubmission ofinitial comprehensive reports totheCommittee, Statesparties wouldsubmitfurther comprehensive reports oneverysecondoccasion thereafter, whenreports were due,l.e.everyfouryears,andthattheywouldsubmitbriefupdating reports oneachintervening occasion whenreports w~redueundertheConvention (see A/43/18, para.24(0». (d) ~seafrapporteurs orco-ordinators 6.Inconnection withtherecommendation fortheuseofrapporteurs and co-ordinators toexpedite timelyandeffective consi~eration ofperiodic reports, theCommittee drawsattention tothefactthat,inimplementation of itsdecision takenatitsthirty-sixth session, itbeganthepractice, asfrom itsthirty-seventh session, ofusingcountry rapporteurs toprepare analyses ofreports ofStatesparties. TheCommittee believes thatthesystemof rapporteurs hascontributed tothereduction oftimefortheconsideration of eachStatereportandstrengthens thedialogue withStatesparties representatives. -7-111.CONSIDERATION OFREPORTS, COMMENTS ANDINFORMATION SUBMITTED BYSTATES PARTIES UNDERARTICLE 9OFTH~CONVENTION A.Statusofsubmission ofreports byStates~ 1.Reports received ~YtheCQmmittee 27.FromtheAstab1ishment QftheCommittee ontheElimination ofRaci~l Discrimination untiltheclosing dateofitsthirty-seventh sessiQn (1September 1989),atotalof979reports underarticle 9,paragraph 1,Qfthe Convention havebeenduefromStatesparties asfo11owsI 125initial reports, 126secondperiodic reports, 127thirdperiodic reports, 115fourthperiodic reports, 107fifthperiodic reports, 100sixthperiodic reports, 92seventh periodic reports, 81eighthperiodic reports, 65ninthperiodic reports and 41tenthperiodic reports. 28.Bytheendofthethirty-seventh session, "atotalof784reports hadbeen received bytheCommittee asfo110wsI 121initial reports, 111secondperiodic r8ports, 106thirdperiodic reports, 98fourthperiodic reports, 88fifthperiOdic reports, 79sixthperiodic r~ports, 69seventh periodic reports, 55eighthperiodic reports, 38ninthperiodic reports and19tenthperiodic reports. 29.Inaddition, 72supplementary reports containing additional information were received fromtheStatesparties, submitted eitherontheinitiative oftheStates parties concerned orattherequest oftheCommittee following itsexamination of theirrespective initial orperiodic reports undertheConvention. 30.Duringtheperiodunderreview,i.e.between theclosing datesoftha Committee's thirty-sixth andthirty-seventh sessions (12August1988and 1September 1989), 27reports werereceived bytheCommittee I 1initial report, 1secondperiodic report, 1thirdperiodic report, 1fourthperiodic report, 2sixthperiodic reports, 3seventh periodic reports, 3eighthperiodic reports, 6ninthperiodic ~eports and9tenthperiodic reports. Onesupplementary report wasalsoreceived duringtheperiodunderreview. 31.Therelevant information concerning allreports received duringtheperiod underreviewiscontained intable1below. 32.Astheinformation intable1';hows,only4ofthe27reports received during theperiodunderreviewweresubmitted ontimeorbeforethedeadline provided for underarticle 9,paragraph 1,oftheConvention. Therestweresubmitted aftera delay,ranging fromafewdaystooverfouryears. -8-Table1.Reports received duringtheperiodunderreview (12August1988to1September 1989) Dateonwhichthe Dateonwhichthe Stateparty Typeofreport reportwasdue reportwassubmitted Dominican Republic Initial report 24June1984 18August 1988 Dominican Republic Secondreport 24June1986 18August 1988
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, discussing the submission of reports by States parties under Article 9 of the Convention. The report provides information on the status of submissions, including the number and type of reports received, and the timeliness of their submission. The text does not contain any specific information on economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations