UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssemblY{-1 \ t?r Dis tr . GENERAL A/ 40/606 1I september 1.9 85 ORIGINAL3 ENGLISH Fortieth session Item 94 (c) of the provisionaf agenda* ETIMIMTION oF AtL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION: STATUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION AND PT'NISHI'IENT OF THE CRIII.IE OF APARTI{EID Report of the Secr etary-Gener af I.INTRODUCTION 1. The General Assenbly, by its resolution 3068 (xxvrrr) of 30 November 1973' adopted and opened for aignaEure and ratification the International Conventlon on the suppression and Punishnent of Ehe Crime of Apartheid and appealed to all States to sign and ratify it as soon as posslble, 2. By its resolution 3380 (Xxx) of lO November 1975' the General AssembJ'y ' berng convinced that ratification of or accession to the Internationaf Convention on the suppressiori and Punishment of the crine of Apartheid on a universal basis and implementation of its provisions nere necessary for the achievenent of bhe goals of the Decade for Action to Combat Racisn and Racial Discrinination, aPpeated to the covernments of a1I states to sign, ratify and inplement the Convention without detay and requested the secr etary-Gener al to subnit to it annual reports on the status of the Convention. 3. By its resolution 31/80 of 13 Decenber 1976, the General Assenbly uelconed the entry into force on l8 July L976 of the Conventiont appealed to all states which had not ye! becone parties to the Convention to accede theretot requested the Secr elary-General to include in his annual- report under Generaf Assembly resolution 3380 (xxx) a special part concerning the implementation of the Convention, and decitleal to consider annually, starting with its thirty-second sessionr the iLen entitled "Status of lhe International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the crime of APartheid"' ^/40/r50. 85-24?13 20r2d (E)A/ 40 /606 English
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations General Assembly regarding the status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. The report discusses the adoption and implementation of the Convention, as well as the efforts of states to combat racial discrimination. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, and instead focuses on human rights and international law.

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