1. rn accordance rdith art.icles 16 and lz of the covenant and Hirh the programmeset forth in Economic and social @uncil resor.utlon 19gg (Lx), the covernments ofStates Farties to the Covenant are requested to report, by I September l9?7, on therights covered in part rrr, articles 5 to g of the covenant. As mentloned inarticles 16 (1) and f? (2) of the covenant, covernments are invited to reporE on"the measures that they have adopted ancl thb progress made in achieving theobservance of the rlghts recognized' in those articles, and to indicate any"factors and difficulties affecting the degree of furfilment of their obrlgationsunder these a r ticles'r. 2. ft is sugqested that, in thls first series of reports, Governments shoulddescribe ttle basic conditlons prevair.ing in their countrles as well as the basicprogrammes and institutions rerevant to tbe righcs deart with in articles 6 to 9,and thEt they shouLd stress the deveropments regarding these conditions, progEanmesand instltuti.ons rrhich have taken prace since the entry into force of the cbvenant,that iB, since 3 ilahuary 1976. 3' where relevant information haa previously been furnisheat to the United Nationsor to a specialized agency. for instance, under the systen of periodic reports onhuman rights eslabrished by the Bconomlc and social councir in its resolution1074 c (xxxlx) or ln reports submitled under articles 19 or 22 of the Constitutionof the fnternatlonal Labour Organisation (ILO), it wlII not be necessary toreproduce that infornEtion. A precise reference to the information so lurnishecl,preferabry with lndications of the r€revant documents, wilr suffice. 4. It r^riu be appreciated if coples of the prlncipal laws, regulatj.ona,colleceive agreeoents and court declsions mentioned in the reports are al.soforr.rarded.A. 5. In accordance viith paragraph 2 of Council resolutionparties are reguested, in reporting on the rights coveredgi.ve full at.tentlon to the matters dealt rylth in parts Iof the Covenant, na mely: (a) The right of self-determina tlon, as recognized Covena nt t1988 (LX) , the Statea by articles 6 to 9, to and II - articles I to 5 - in article 1of theGuidel lA/40 /600 /Add.r English Page 4 (b) tleasures taken, difficulties encountered and progress achieved as reqards ensuring the exercise of the rights covered by articles 6 to 9' rdithout discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, reliqion, Politicalor other opi.nion, national or social origin' property' birth or other status (art. 2 (2) ),
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to human rights and international law, specifically focusing on the reporting of governments on their progress in achieving the rights recognized in Part III of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The content discusses the rights of self-determination, non-discrimination, and the measures taken to ensure the exercise of these rights. Given the focus on human rights and international law, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to human rights and international relations.

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Human rights, International relations