76. With reference to the co-ordinating role of the Centre for Human Rights, he stressed that UNESCO, which regarded that role as essential, was of the view that the Centre carried it out with competence and dynamism; it particularly welcomed the programme of publications and advisory services. The Centre regularly organized consultations between United Nations bodies dealing with different aspects of human rights; he welcomed the spirit of co-operation which was developing between those bodies under the leadership of Mr. Martenson, Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights. 77. vivs, Regazzoli (Argentina) took the Chair. 78. Mr. MOKADDEM (Observer for Tunisia) said that on its independence, Tunisia had ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and had included in its Constitution principles inspired by it; by doing so, Tunisia had thereafter been able to ratify almost all the treaties and conventions of the United Nations in that field. Quite recently it had ratified the United Nations Convention against Torture and the International Convention against Apartheid in Sports; the procedure required for signing the Convention on the Rights of the Child was under way. In addition, a number of codes were being revised in order to provide a better response to the aspirations of Tunisian society. Representatives of civil society were closely associated with that effort, and the Tunisian Human Rights League had been consulted on a number of major texts, for example, the National Covenant. E/CN.4/1990/SR.50 page 16 79. Strengthening the observance of human rights in Tunisia was being further promoted by the Tunisian Association for the Defence of Human Rights and Public Liberties and by a section of Amnesty International which had just been opened in Tunis. Tunisia was also the seat of the Arab Human Rights Institute, which had been set up in 1989. One member of the Executive Board 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing human rights and the efforts of Tunisia to promote and protect them. It mentions the ratification of various international treaties and conventions, as well as domestic efforts to revise laws and codes to better align with human rights principles. It also mentions the involvement of civil society organizations and international organizations such as the Centre for Human Rights. This suggests that the category should be related to human rights and social issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education, Culture