Universal Declaration of Human Rights would remain unchanged: to drift away from them would be to traduce the hope and trust humanity had in them, and to compromise with how they were applied would be mere politics. 13. The Government of the United States had very recently issued a report on the world human rights situation in 1990; in that report, names were named and human rights violations and trends were listed for all countries, whether E/CN.4/1990/SR.50 page 4 friends or foes of the United States. The report showed the attachment of the people. Congress and President of the United States to the principles that country attempted to observe, which drew their inspiration from the Charter of the United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the work of the Commission. The Government of the United States had nothing to gain by publishing such a report and claimed no monopoly on it. Rather, the United States would be happy for similar independent reports to be prepared by other countries. 14. Mrs. EKONG (Nigeria) said that Nigeria considered rationalizing the work of the Commission to be a task of particular importance given the fundamental changes which had recently occurred in international politics. People sometimes tended to forget that the means were as important as the ends and that the results obtained depended on the means used. The moment had come for the Commission to take stock of its working methods with a view to adapting to change. A number of improvements could be made: for example, the agenda should not be overloaded. An assessment should also be made of whether it was necessary to keep less pressing items on the agenda and whether some issues should be examined only every two or three years. 15. The special rapporteur mechanism could also be improved and strengthened 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the importance of adhering to the principles outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The discussion focuses on the need for the Commission to adapt to changing international politics and improve its working methods, including the special rapporteur mechanism. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather emphasizes the importance of human rights and the need for transparency and accountability.

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