Governments to slrengthen Eheir laws and institutions $ith a view to restorino andstrengthening respecE for hunan right.s. 46. As the Secretary-cene ral noted earlier this year in his address to thernternational- coll.oquiun on the Rights of Minorities. held at Lavar university, Quebec, Canada, on 8 March 1985, "we should not, ho$ever, be paralysed by this gapL/ 40/6't7 English Page 12 between our aspirations and but Eo rededicaee our selves universally recognized. Wethe reality of sorl.d affairs. Th€re is no alternalive continuously to prornoBing universal resPect for rights all kno!, too eell the price to be paid if ue falter.o Notes L/ world Economic survev 1985 (uniEed Nacions publication' sales No. 8.85.II.C.1), p. 3, ?/ The state of Ehe worldrs children (Nee york, UNrcEF, 1985) ' P. 16' 1/ The situation wiEh respecf, to a nunber of ocher rights conEained in che Covenant is dealt rith in the report of the Secreta ry-Gene ral on the netJ incerDational humanitarian orater (A/40l348 and Add.1). see also Ehe report of the sec re Ea ry-General on social aspecCs of develoPnenE (A/39 /L7L-E/1984/54'| and Che report of the secreta ry-General on the review and appraisal of Ehe International Developnent Slrategy for the Third United NaEions Development Decade lA/ 39 /IL5-E/L984I49 and corr.l and 2). t/ official Records of the G€neral Assenbly, Fortieth iession' supplenenb No. 19 (A,/40lI9), Part one, Para. 33. 2/ Ibid. ' para. 50. g./ See Official Records of the Econonic and Social Council' 1985, Supplement No. 9 (E/1985/29). 7/ official Records of the G€neral Assenbly, Portieth Session, supplement No. 40 (A/40/40), annex VI' paras. 3-5. g/ See Official Records of the Econooic and Social Council' 1985, SupplenenE No, 2 (E/1985/22). ch'ap. If' sect. A. 2/See Adverse Ehe Entof lriIi and of Assistance Given to Ehest Colonialist of SouthAfrica (United Nations publicaEion, saLes No.8.85.XIV.4
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or statement from the United Nations, discussing the importance of strengthening laws and institutions to promote human rights. It mentions various reports and documents, including the Secretary-General's address on minority rights and the World Economic Survey 1985. The text also references the situation with respect to various rights contained in the Covenant, social aspects of development, and the review and appraisal of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade. Given the focus on human rights, international relations, and development, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to human rights and international cooperation.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations