Twenty-fifth session (1982)*
General recommendation VI concerning overdue reports
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,
Recognizing the fact that an impressive number of States has ratified, or acceded to, the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
Bearing in mind, however, that ratification alone does not enable the control system set up by
the Convention to function effectively,
Recalling that article 9 of the Convention obliges States parties to submit initial and periodic
reports on the measures that give effect to the provisions of the Convention,
Stating that at present no less than 89 reports are overdue from 62 States, that 42 of those
reports are overdue from 15 States, each with two or more outstanding reports, and that four initial
reports which were due between 1973 and 1978 have not been received,
Noting with regret that neither reminders sent through the Secretary-General to States parties
nor the inclusion of the relevant information in the annual reports to the General Assembly has had
the desired effect, in all cases,
Invites the General Assembly:
(a)
To take note of the situation;
(b)
To use its authority in order to ensure that the Committee could more effectively
fulfil its obligations under the Convention.
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Contained in document A/37/18.
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