TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ALEKSEY FEDOSSEEVICH VATCHENKO, PRESIDENT OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME SOVIET OF THE UKRAINIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC AGENDA ITEM 95: ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE (continued) (A/39/79 and Corr.l, 180 and Corr.l) AGENDA ITEM 96: H~lAN RIGHTS AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS (continued) (A/39/307, 422 and Add.l, 581 and Corr.l) AGENDA ITEM 97: QUESTION OF A CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (continued) (A/39/185) AGENDA ITEM 98: INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS (continued) (A/39/133, 360, 581 and Corr.1) (a) REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (continued) (A/39/40, 484, 644); (b) STATUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS AND THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS: REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (continued) (A/39/461) (c) ELABORATION OF A SECOND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, AIMING AT THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY (continued) (A/39/535) AGENDA ITEM 99: TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT: REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (continued) (A/39/73, 360, 480 and Add.1 and 2, 499 and Add.1 and 2, 506, 662; A/C.3/39/L.40) 1. The CHAIRMAN paid tribute to the memory of Mr. Aleksey Fedosseevich Vatchenko, President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Members of the Committee observed a moment of silence. 2. Mr. SOKALSKI (Poland), speaking on behalf of the Eastern European States; Mrs. YAMAZAKI (Japan), speaking on behalf of the Asian States; Mrs. ENGO (Cameroon), speaking on behalf of the African States; Mr. GEZER (Turkey), speaking on behalf of the western European and Other States; Mr. VILLAGRA DELGADO (Argentina), speaking on behalf of the Latin American States; and Ms. JONES (United States of America), speaking as the representative of the host country, expressed 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from a United Nations meeting, focusing on human rights and international law. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to various international agreements and conventions. The discussion centers around the promotion of human rights, the elimination of religious intolerance, and the abolition of the death penalty.

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