The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will meet at the Palais des Nations from 3 to 21 March to review anti-discrimination efforts undertaken by the governments of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Fiji, Ghana, Morocco, Poland, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Tunisia and Uganda. These countries are among the 167 States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, a treaty that first took effect in 1969. The 18-member Committee, the first body created by the United Nations to review actions by States to fulfil obligations under a specific human-rights agreement, examines reports submitted periodically by States parties on efforts to comply with the Convention. Government representatives generally present the report, discuss its contents with Committee members, and answer questions.