by the Secretary-General pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 728 F (XXVIII) of 30 July 1959 and had further authorized the Commission to make a thorough study of situations which revealed a consistent pattern of violations of human rights. 56. The degree of implementation of the legislative infrastructure for the promotion and protection of human rights at present at the disposal of the international community certainly required to be examined constantly. That task was at the heart of the United Nations human rights programme and it was only logical that the Sub-Commission was called upon to make its own contribution to that very important exercise. Indeed, the roots of many procedures now firmly in place could be found in suggestions which had originated in the Sub-Commission. As the international community worked towards a further strengthening of the existing system, the Sub-Commission would continue to play a very important role in that regard. It would, moreover, have to reflect on any situations which might have arisen since the latest sessions of the Commission on Human Rights and of the Economic and Social Council. 57. To facilitate the Sub-Commission's discussion on some of the situations under consideration, the Secretariat had placed before it a list of reports, studies, statistics and other documents relating to the question of Palestine and other Arab territories, prepared pursuant to Sub-Commission resolution 1989/4 (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/15); a report by Mr. Despouy on the evacuation of war-wounded and disabled in El Salvador, prepared pursuant to Sub-Commission resolution 1989/9 (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/18); a note by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, prepared pursuant to Sub-Commission resolution 1989/10 (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/16); and a report by the sessional working group established pursuant to Sub-Commission decision 1989/104 in order to prepare 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and resolutions of the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, focusing on the promotion and protection of human rights in various countries and regions. The text mentions specific reports and documents related to situations in Palestine, El Salvador, and Iran, indicating that it is concerned with human rights issues in specific contexts.

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