appropriate action. Ancillary non-governmental organizations’ meetings on victims’ issues, to be held during the Congress, should also contribute to further progress in protecting them. Perhaps a convention on victims’ rights and compensation should be developed, to include provisions for international co-operation in that sphere, drawing on the existing regional conventions. 25. The Chairman of the Pre-sessional Working Group introduced the report of the Group (E/AC.57/1990/WG.2), which contained a draft resolution that had been adopted unanimously. He noted that, due to the limited time available, the Working Group had not attempted to draw up specific proposals for the detailed administration, timetable and costs of an implementation programme based on its proposals, or to identify sources of extra funding that could be tapped if existing sources were found to be inadequate. It had, however, suggested a practical approach to the Committee that could readily be translated into a detailed programme at a later stage, for appropriate consideration by the Economic and Social Council. 26. The results of the Pre-sessional Working Group, as summarized in its report, were welcomed by the Committee. Some members of the Committee expressed their full support for the draft resolution as it stood. Others, while supporting it in general, made specific proposals for changes. 27. The suggestions made were commended, in particular because of the stress they placed on the programmatic and operational approach to implementation. It was pointed out that the Committee could not continue to elaborate lofty standards without making them operational. At the national level, laws not enforced led to a loss of moral authority and a loss of confidence. If that happened at the international level, the moral authority of the United Nations would be lost and people would come to see it merely as a paper factory.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the protection of victims' rights and compensation, and the development of a convention on victims' rights and compensation. It also mentions the need for an implementation programme and the importance of making lofty standards operational. These topics suggest that the text is related to human rights and international cooperation.

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