Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination : reporting obligations of States.

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: reporting obligations of States

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 37/44 of 3 December 1982, Mindful of the obligation of all States parties to comply fully with the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, including the timely submission of periodic reports under article 9 of the Convention, Acknowledging once again the burden which reporting obligations under international instruments place upon States parties, especially those with limited technical and administrative resources, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on the reporting obligations of States parties under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and other relevant human rights instruments, Noting that the report of the Secretary-General emphasizes the interrelationship of the problems affecting the reporting system under various human rights instruments,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit his report, and an analytical summary of the records of the General Assembly's consideration thereof, to the ninth meeting of the States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination for consideration;

3. Invites the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to consider the analysis and recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General, taking into account the various suggestions made in the General Assembly and at the ninth meeting of the States parties to the Convention, and to transmit its views and recommendations to the Assembly at its thirty-ninth session.