agenda, said that it was essential for the functioning of the Commission to be improved in accordance with General Assembly resolution 44/167 of 15 December 1989. Egypt had, for its part, participated actively in the process under way to implement that resolution. Egypt had taken part in the open-ended working group to consider the issue, and welcomed the fact that there had been agreement on a number of principles. Work should, however, be continued so that a consensus could be reached on a niunber of specific proposals. 84. Rationalizing the Commission's agenda should reflect the priorities agreed for issues and objectives. The country Rapporteurs appointed should be selected for their knowledge of the countries and sitxiations in point. The proposal for an intersessional mechanism should be studied carefully and further developed in close consultations. Precedents for such a mechanism were to be foxmd in other United Nations bodies, such as the General Assembly; in respect of the Commission, however, a niunber of questions arose: was such E/CN.4/1990/SR.50 page 17 a mechanism necessary, given that other human rights bodies met the year roimd? What would be the financial implications? Could developing countries be represented given that almost half the African States had no permanent representation in Geneva? 85. In respect of an enhanced role for the Bureau, Egypt wondered whether the Bureau should be enabled to take up political positions or to make statements on behalf of the Commission without consulting its members. Egypt recognized that in the Commission, even if there was often agreement on ends, there was also often some divergence as to means, and protracted negotiations were therefore often necessary. The question of whether the members of the Commission were prepared to delegate their power of discretion to the Bureau was therefore a legitimate one. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the functioning and structure of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, focusing on its agenda, procedures, and roles of its members and the Bureau. It does not seem to be related to any specific economic or development-related issues, nor does it touch on natural resources, environment, or other natural sciences. It also does not seem to be related to health, education, employment, or culture. The discussion is more focused on the internal workings of the Commission, which suggests that it might be related to international relations or diplomacy.

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