Government of Sri Lanka had guaranteed the inalienability of the moral rights of the population as a whole •. In the circumstances, it had spared no effort and taken every precaution to prevent the politicization and commercialization of religion. His delegation noted with satisfaction, in that context, the efforts made by the United Nations to promote religious tolerance and freedom. 20. Mr. KALINOWSKI (Poland), speaking on agenda item 98, said that Poland attached great importance to the International Covenants on Human Rights, which, although they reflected the socio-political situation of the period 1948-1965, had preserved their validity to the present day. The adoption of the Covenants on Human Rights had brought to an end the stage of international efforts in standard-setting which had begun with the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was important to note that today the Covenants had some weak points: they did not take into account some new tendencies in the consideration of additional protection of human rights which had emerged in the 1960s, for example, the protection of human rights against the negative effects of scientific and technological progress, and they lacked provisions aimed at the elimination of all forms of discrimination in all fields of human relations, as was the case with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, since racism, racial discrimination and apartheid undeniably constituted the most flagrant violations of human rights and were problems that must be solved. 21. Poland believed that the Covenants could play an important role in the promotion and protection of human rights throughout the world, provided that there was a considerable improvement in the status of ratifications and accessions set 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international human rights and the importance of promoting and protecting human rights worldwide. It mentions the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenants on Human Rights, and the need to address new challenges such as the protection of human rights against scientific and technological progress and the elimination of all forms of discrimination.

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