iIIJJP.REPORT OFTHE COMMI'ITEE ONTHEELIMINATION OFRACIAL DISCRIMINATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFrlCIAL RECORDS: FORTY-FOURTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.18(A/44118) • UNITEDNATION8NOTE SymbolsofUnitedNationsdocuments arecomposed ofcapitalletterscombined with tillures.Mentionofsuchasymbolindicatesareference toaUnitedNationsdocument. ISSN0252-1281[Original IEnglish) (15February 1990] CONTENTS Paragraphs ~19A LETTER OFTRANSMITTAL....., .vi I.ORGANIZATION~L ANDRELATED MATT~RS •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 - 9 1 A.Statesparties totheConvention ontheElimination of AllFormsofRacial Di~crimination ••••••••••••••••••.• 1 - 2 1 B.Session andagenda .3 - 4 1 C.Membership andattendance 5 - 6 1 D.Officers oftheCommittee 7 1 E.Co-operation withtheInternational Labour Organisation andtheUnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization •••••••••••••••••• 8 - 9 2 11.ACTION BYTHEGENERAL ASSEMBLY ATITSFORTr-THIRD SESSION. 10-26 3 A.ActionbytheGeneral Assembly atitsforty-third session ontheannualreportsubmitted bythe Committee underarticle 9,paraJraph 2,ofthe Convention ,..I•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11-21 3 B.Reporting obligations ofStatesparties totheUnited Nations conventions onhumanrights••••••••••••.•••••• 22-26 5 1.Reports received bytheCommittee .•••.••..••.••.•.A.Statusofsubmission ofreports byStatesparties ••••• 2.Reports notyetreceived bytheCommittee •••••••.•Ill.CONSIDERATION OFREPORTS, COMMENTS ANDINFORMATION SUBMITTED BYSTATES PARTIES UNDERARTICLE 9OFTHE CONVENTION •••••••• e ,•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 27-443 8 27-40 8 27-32 8 33 10 34-40 17 41-443 18 45-59 19 60-66 22 67-82 23................................................................................................ Iceland .Mexico3.ActiontakenbytheCommittee toensuresubmission ofreports byStatesparties•••....••••.•.•.••••.. Considp~ation ofreports FranceB. -iii-CONTENTS (continued) fA,ragrapbl fAa Vene.ue1a •••••••••• 8399 26 Mad·v_·ear ' . 100-108 28 Poland................................................ 109133 29 Norway•••••••••.•••••..••.•••••••• ,•••••••••••••••••.• 134-147 33 Egypt.••••••.•••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••.. 148158 35 AUltria........•...•...•............•....••.....•...•. 159172 37 Ma1div••.................................... ,.173-179 39 Chad................................................... 180184 40 Tonga 185189 41 Nig8r.••............................•••........••..... 190195 41 Rwanda•••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 196-212 42 Cuba•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Chile . Cyprus.••.•••.•••.••••....••••.•••••••••••..•.••••••••Luxembourg •••.•••..••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••59 7248 5450 7058 67666345 213229 230-246 247-267 268283 284298 299318 319-331 332-343 344 361 362-369 370-384................................... ....., . BurundiSenegal•..................... ,......•...•.•........... Germany, Federal Republic of••••••••••••••••••••••••••Algeria . Philippine. . ,...............•...............Colombia •••••••••••Mongolia ........................•......•............•. Sweden•.••,••••••••••.•••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 385-417 74 Nigeria , ,.............•..............•.• 418-433 Libyan ArabJamahlriya ..............•.....•........... 434-443 82 IV.CONSIDERATION OFCOMMUNICATIONS UNDERARTICLE 14OFTHE CClfVENTIOtf •••••••••••..•••.•••.. 444-449 84 -iv-CONTENTS (continued) ~lgraph8 fAQI V.CONSIDERATION OFCOPIES OFPETITIONS, COPIESorREPORTS AND OTHERINFORMATION RELATING TOTRUSTANDNON-SELF-uOVERNING TERRITORIES ANDTOALLOTHERTERRITORIES TOWHICHGENER\L ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 1514(XV)APPLIES, INCONFORMITY WI·tH ARTICLE 15OFTHECONVENTION •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 450-459 85 VI.SECOND DECADE TOCOMBAT RACISM ANDRACIAL DISCRIMINATION ••460-468 88 VII.DECISION ADOPTED BYTHECOMMITTEE ATITSTHIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION 91
**Analysis**
This report appears to be focused on the elimination of racial discrimination, with a focus on the activities of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a UN body responsible for monitoring and addressing racial discrimination worldwide. The report covers various aspects, including the submission of reports by states parties, consideration of reports, and consideration of communications and petitions related to racial discrimination. The report's focus on human rights and international cooperation suggests that it falls under the category of human rights.

**Category**
Human rights