The meeting was suspended at 17.10 p.m, and resumed at 17.20 p.m. Fifth and sixth periodic reports of the Republic of Korea (continued) (CERD/C/167/Add.1 and CERD/C/192/Add.l) At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Ryang Lee (Republic of Korea) took a place at the Committee table. Mr. Ryang LEE (Republic of Korea), replying to questions raised and comments made at the previous meeting, said it was his impression from the discussion that some members of the Committee tended to regard a "homogeneous" national culture as either impossible or undesirable. However, the fact that in its 5,000 years of history Korea had never colonized or occupied other countries, and had thus never incorporated other ethnic groups, meant that it had evolved as a genuinely homogeneous society. However, over the centuries, some foreigners had settled in Korea, lending an element of diversity to the national culture. Since there had been no recorded case of racial discrimination in the Republic of Korea and his country had acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocol, he was optimistic about the prospects of his Government making the declaration under article 14 of the Convention, in accordance with the wish expressed by the Committee, which he would convey, to the authorities. Details of measures taken to strengthen CERD/C/SR.871 page 11 human rights safeguards were given in the enclosures submitted with the sixth periodic report (CERD/C/192/Add.l) and, as requested in connection with paragraph 36 of that report, the text of the relevant legislation would be duly transmitted to the Secretariat. Regarding Indochinese refugees, some 220 such refugees were acconunodated in a camp on the southern coast of the Republic of Korea and were being given care and protection, in close co-operation with the Korean Red Cross Society and the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about a country's human rights situation and its compliance with international human rights conventions. It mentions specific measures taken by the government to strengthen human rights safeguards and provides information about refugees being cared for in a camp. The text does not contain any information about economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, international trade, agriculture, forestry, fishing, employment, or science and technology.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture