UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.24 31 August 1990 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES Forty-second session SUMMARY RECORD OF THE FIRST PART ~/ OF THE 24th MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 23 August 1990, at 3 p.m. Chairman: Mr. TURK CONTENTS Consideration of draft resolutions and decisions (continued) ~/ The summary record of the second part of the meeting appears as document E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.24/Add.l. This record is subject to correction. Corrections should be submitted in one of the working languages. They should be set forth in a memorandum and also incorporated in a copy of the record. They should be sent within one week of the date of this document to the Official Records Editing Section, room E.4108, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Any corrections to the records of the public meetings of the Sub-Commission at this session will be consolidated in a single corrigendum, to be issued shortly after the.end of the session. GE.90-13174/2328B E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.24 page 2 The meeting was called to order at 3.15 p.m. CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS (continued) Review of the work of the Sub-Commission (agenda item 3) (continued) E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.4, 7, 15 and 18) Draft resolution E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.4 1. The CHAIRMAN invited the Sub-Commission to consider the draft resolution contained in document E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.4 and the amendments thereto contained in document E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.l8. 2. Mrs. PALLEY, speaking on a point of order, questioned whether the way in which rule 59 of the rules of procedure was currently being applied was correct. As a result of the current application of that rule, the Sub-Commission now had before it the draft resolution contained in docwnent E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.4, which was quite unnecessary because rule 59 clearly 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a summary record of a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. The discussion revolves around draft resolutions and decisions, specifically regarding the review of the work of the Sub-Commission. The topic seems to be more related to human rights and international relations rather than a specific economic or environmental issue.

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