• • • "72. A State Party will be in violation of the Covenant, inter alia, if - it fails to take a step which it is required to take by the Covenant; - it wilfully fails to meet a generally accepted international minimum standard of achievement, which is within its powers to meet; - it deliberately retards or halts the progressive realization of a right, unless it is acting within a limitation permitted by the Covenant or it does so due to a lack of available resources or force majeure ..." М / 93. Violations of the Covenant were discussed on several occasions during the fourth session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; discussion with the Special Rapporteur also took place. While welcoming the idea of possibly linking indicators to violations of the Covenant, the Committee was generally at a loss as to how to go about this task. One member of the Committee stated that: "indicators are useful for those rights which can be implemented progressively, but how can we deal with violations in this context? We might wish to consider whether we can speak of violations should indicators reveal backwards trends in some area(s)." 94. Two broad and preliminary suggestions can be offered. Firstly, indicators can play a vital role in determining States' compliance with the non-discrimination clauses in article 2 (2). The extent to which this method of analysis could be useful will hinge upon several issues. Most importantly, disaggregated and reliable indicators must be available to the appropriate United Nations bodies in the field of human rights. Secondly, if indicators are eventxially used in contexts other than non-discrimination, it must be recognized that this will be a long-term process. As one of the central 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which suggests a focus on economic and social development. The language used, such as "progressive realization of a right" and "non-discrimination clauses", also indicates a connection to human rights. However, the text does not specifically mention any of the categories related to natural resources, environment, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture.

**Category**
Human rights, Education