C. Sffectiye implementatiQn Qf intornatiQnal instrument' Qn human rights, including repQrting QbligatiQn, under internatiQnal instruments Qn human rights Fifth sessiQn Z8. The Committee hel~ a preliminary discussion on issues relating to this sub-item at its 67th meeting, on 19 N~vember 1990. The Chairman of the Committee, wbo bad participated in the third meeting oi Chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies held at the Jnlted Nations Office at Geneva from 1 to 5 October 1990, provi~e~ information on the conclusions and recommendations of that meeting. Z9. The Committee, in particular, suggested that the repQrt of the next meeting of Chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies to the General Assembly should include an annex providing information on States parties tQ various human rights instruments whQse repQrts were overdue. Sixth selsw 30. In cQnnection with this sub-item, the CQmmittee had befon it the report of the third meeting Qf Chairpersons of human rights treaty bQdies tQ the General Assembly (A/45/636, annex), General Assembly resQ1utiQn 45/85 of 14 December 1990 and CQmmission Qn Human Rights resolutiQn 1991/20 of 1 March 1991. 31. In connection with tbe prQblem Qf overdue reports by States parties, members of the Committee took note with interest of the decision taken by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination tQ review the implementatiQn Qf the CQnventiQn i~l a State party Qn the basis of that State party's last report if an updated periodic report had not been submitted in spite of several reminders. They were alsQ Qf the view that the list of States parties whose reports were overdue should be provided to the media during press conferences of the Committee. 3Z. In addition, members of the Committee took note with interest of the recommendation Qf the meeting of Chairpersons to the effect that the General Assembly should take appropriate measures to ensure the financing of each of the treaty bodies from the United NatiQns regular bUdget. The view was expressed that this WQuld encQurage a large number Qf States to become parties, in particular, tQ the ConventiQn against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman Qr Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 33. In accordance with the relevant recQmmendatiQns Qf the meeting of Chairpersons, the Committee decided to appoint individual members of the Committee to be respQnsible fQr following as closely as possible developments in one of the other treaty bodies and reporting thereon to the C~mmittee. 34. Furthermore, members of the Committee expressed the wish to be informed about developments with regard to the establishment in the United Nations of a computerized database to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the functioning of th~ treaty bodies. -7 -