A/RES/49/144 Page 2 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 3/ 2. Expresses its satisfaction at the number of States that have ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination or acceded thereto; 3. Reaffirms once again its conviction that ratification of or accession to the Convention on a universal basis and implementation of its provisions are necessary for the realization of the objectives of the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and for action beyond the Decade; 4. Requests those States which have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto; 5. Requests the States parties to the Convention to consider the possibility of making the declaration provided for in article 14 of the Convention; 6. Urges all States parties that have not done so to take all measures necessary to enable the entry into force at the earliest possible date of the amendments to the Convention of 15 January 1992; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session a report concerning the status of the Convention, in accordance with Assembly resolution 2106 A (XX) of 21 December 1965. 94th plenary meeting 23 December 1994 3/ A/49/403.