II.
ACTION BP THS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS FORTY-FIFTR
SESSION
2G. At its 1062nd, 1085th and 1989th meetings,
held on 11 April,
and 23 and
25 July 1991, the Committee considered
the agenda item in the light
of the
relevant
summary records
of the Third Committee and of General Assembly
resolutions
45/85 and 45/135 of 14 December 1990 and 45/155 of
18 December 1990.
the relevant
resolutions
adopted by the General
27. The Committee discussed
Assembly at its forty-fifth
session
and noted with appreciation
the Assembly’s
The Committee noted with particular
favourable
comments on its work.
satisfaction
the renewed calls within
the Assembly
for giving
wider publicity
and to the United Nations
human right6
to the Committee’s
annual report,
treaty
implementation
mechanisms more generally,
and expressed
strong
agreement,
in particular,
with the recommendation
that countries
having
difficulties
in introducing
necessary
changes in their
legislation
that would
allow for ratification
of the International
Covenants
on Human Rights
should
be encouraged
to request
appropriate
support
from the Centre for Human Rights
The Committee
under the advisory
services
and technical
assistance
programme.
also appreciated
the comments of delegations
urging
States parties
to enter
into a frank
dialogue with the Committee so as to maximise the benefits
from
the reporting
system.
28. Concerning
the discussion
within
the General Assembly
relating
to the
effective
implementation
of human rights
instruments
and the effective
the Committee fully
agreed that the
functioning
of human rights
treaty
bodies,
system for monitoring
the implementation
for human rights
instruments
was at
the core of United Nations activities
in the field of human rights and that
the need for States to submit periodic
reports for examination by and
discussion with the treaty bodies was an important factor in strengthening
the
acceptance of accountability
by States parties for promoting and protecting
the rights of their citizens
and in fostering
a more open and less defensive
attitude.
The Committee also agreed that computer technology would help to
make the reporting
system flexible
and more effective
and that, in order to
reduce the overall
reporting
burden, the Centre for Ruman Rights, through its
advisory services and technical
assistance programme, should assist States in
the preparation
of their reports.
29. The Committee gave detailed consideration
to General Assembly resolution
451155 relating
to the convening of the World Conference on Human Rights in
1993, particularly
with a view to formulating
preliminary
comments and
recommendations for submission by the Committee to the first
meeting of the
Preparatory
Committee for the World Conference on Human Rights, to be held in
September 1991, The comments and recommendations adopted by the Committee in
the foregoing regard are contained in annex VIII to the present report.
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