UNITED NATIONS General AssemblyDistr.GENER A/40/455 29 July 1985 EI{GLISH ORIGINAL: ARABIC/EIIGLIS,H/ FRENCH Fortieth session .*A'gqrda item 93 of the provisional agenda* I!,TPORTANCE OF TITE UNIVERSAL REAI,IZATION OF THE RIGHT OF PEOPLES TO SEIF-DETERII{INATION AND OF THE SPEEDY GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAI COT'I{TRIES AND PEOPLES FOR THE EFFECTIVE GUARANTEE AND OBSERVANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS Report of the Secretary-General COttTENTS I. IIITRODUCTION . II. SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN BY TIIE CO!,III{ISSION ON HUUAN RIGHTS AT ITS ECIRTY-FIRST SESSION AND BY THE ECONOT{IC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL AT ITS FIRST RFGT'LAR SESSION OF 1985Paragraphs Page 1-3 3 4-7 III. SUIIITIARIES OF REPLIES RECEIVED FROITI GO\TER$IMENTS ... Barbados oatar ..... Turkey ..... ...... IV. ST,IIIIIIARIES OF REPLIES RECEIVED FROttI SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTTIER ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIOI{S SYSTETTI fnternational Labour Organisation A/40/L'O.4 5 5 6 8 I 85-22059 1425v (E) A/40/46s English Page 2 COITEIITS (continued) Food and Agriculture Organlzation of the United Nations International Civil Aviatlon Organlzatlon ...... llorld Health Organizatlon . .. o.. . Universal Ibstal Union .... o..... o.... .......... fnternational Uaritine Organizatlon ...... o o..... ... . International Atomic Energy Agency V. ST'ITIUARIES OF REPLIES RECETVED FRO,I NON-GO\TEMIMENTAI, ORGANIZATIONS . ..... fnter-Parliamentary Union ... o...... o.............. l{orld Council of Churches . . .... oPage 8 I3 13 14 l5 15 16 16 l6A/40/465 English Page 3 I, IMRODUCTION 1. In its reeolution 39/LB of 23 November 1984, the General Assembly, jg$4ig, reaffirmed that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination was a fundanental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of hunan rights and for the preservation and promoting of such rights. The Aseembly reguested the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the importance of self-determination and independence for colonized peoples, with a focus on human rights. It does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather emphasizes the importance of respecting the rights of all peoples.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture