A/RES/50/170 Page 3 22 September 1995, 5/ and takes note of their conclusions and recommendations; 2. Emphasizes the need to ensure financing and adequate staff and information resources for the operations of the human rights treaty bodies and, with this in mind: (a) Reiterates its request that the Secretary-General provide adequate resources in respect of each treaty body; (b) Calls upon the Secretary-General to make the most efficient use of existing resources and to seek the resources necessary to give the treaty bodies adequate administrative support, access to technical expertise and access to appropriate databases and on-line information services; Requests that the Secretary-General report on this question to the (c) Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-second session and to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session; 3. Welcomes efforts to identify measures for more effective implementation of the United Nations human rights instruments, and in this regard takes note with interest of the plan of action of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to strengthen the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; 4. Urges States parties to notify the Secretary-General, as depository of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 6/ and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 7/ of their acceptance of the amendments approved by the States parties and the General Assembly in its resolution 47/111 of 16 December 1992; 5. Calls upon all States parties to fulfil without delay and in full their financial obligations, including their arrears, under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment until the amendments enter into force; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure that the two committees established under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment meet as scheduled until the amendments enter into force; 7. Welcomes the continuing efforts by the treaty bodies and the Secretary-General aimed at streamlining, rationalizing and otherwise improving reporting procedures, and urges the treaty bodies and the meetings of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies to continue to examine ways of 5/ A/50/505, annex. 6/ Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex. 7/ Resolution 39/46, annex. /...