II. ACTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS FORTY-SEVENTH SESSION 24. The Committee considered this agenda item at its 144th meeting, on 22 April 1993. A. Annual report submitted by the Committee against Torture under article 24 of the Convention 25. The Committee had before it an informal note by the Secretariat based on the summary records of the Third Committee of the General Assembly covering the discussion of its annual report (A/C.3/47/SR.40 and 42-45), and General Assembly resolution 47/113 of 16 December 1992 and Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/37 of 5 March 1993 on the status of the Convention. 26. The Committee took note of the resolutions and of the views expressed during the discussion in the Third Committee of the General Assembly. B. Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights Ninth session 27. The Committee held an exchange of views on issues relating to this sub-item at its 124th meeting, on 12 November 1992. The Chairman of the Committee, who had participated in the fourth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies, held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 12 to 16 October 1992, provided information on the conclusions and recommendations of that meeting. 28. In addition, in accordance with the relevant decisions adopted by the Committee at its sixth session, at the 136th meeting, on 20 November 1992, Mr. Sørensen reported on the activities of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and Mr. Voyame reported on the activities of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Tenth session 29. The Committee had before it the report of the fourth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies (A/47/628, annex), General Assembly resolution 47/111 of 16 December 1992 and Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/16 of 26 February 1993. 30. The Committee took note of the above-mentioned report and resolutions. -7-

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