been prosecuted for such offences, although he could not provide names or report On specific cases. All patients who had been released had been given due compensation and employment. Be was unable to give the exact number of Jews who had left the Republic, but the figure was, perhaps, fairly substantial as a result of the lifting of travel restrictions. Census figures revealed that approximately 23,000 Jews had left the Republic in the space of 10 years, and it was presumed that emigration accounted for a large proportion of that figure. Housing was not the Republic's primary problem, but it was acute because one fifth of the population had been affected by the Chernobyl disaster and subsequent resettlement had placed an intolerable strain on the country's existing housing infrastructure, 281. With regard to the questions raised under article 7 of the Convention, the representative said that school-age children were less prone to racially and ethnically discriminatory attitudes than adults, therefore it was not difficult to render children immune to racial discrimination, He added that there was no evidence of racial conflict-in the Republic's schools. 282. Finally, the representative assured the members of the Committee that note had been taken of all the questions raised and these would be fully answered in the eleventh periodic report of the Byelorussian SSR. Haiti 283. The seventh periodic report (CERD/C/147/Add,2) and eighth and ninth periodic reports of Haiti, submitted in one consolidated document (CERD/C/195/Add.l), were considered by the Committee at its 879th meeting, held on 16 August 1990, without the participation of a representative of the reporting State (CERD/C/SR.879). 284. The members of the Committee regretted that there was no representative of the reporting State to take part in the Committee's proceedings. In that connection, members, being aware of the country's perilous economic situation, expressed the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the human rights situation in Belarus and Haiti, discussing issues such as emigration, discrimination, and education. It also touches on the country's economic situation and the impact of a natural disaster. Given the focus on human rights and social issues, it seems likely that the text falls under a category related to social and humanitarian issues.

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