9 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF NEW ZEALAND
07 May 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of New Zealand on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Debbie Power, Deputy Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development of New Zealand, said as a founding member of the United Nations, New Zealand had always been committed to the Organization, and to its obligations under the Covenant and other core international human rights…
9 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF PERU
03 May 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Peru on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Juan Jimenez Mayor, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Peru, said following the coup d’état 12 years ago Peru had a complicated situation as a country in democratic transition, but it believed in transparency in public affairs, peace, freedom of speech and respect for…
9 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF SLOVAKIA
02 May 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Slovakia on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Fedor Rosocha, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said legislative, institutional and procedural mechanisms in the system of protecting economic, social and cultural rights now corresponded with the highest European standards. Legislative reforms had…
9 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS OPENS FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION
30 April 2012
Meeting Summaries
Hears Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights, Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its forty-eighth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing an address from Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda and programme of work.
In her address Ms. Pillay emphasized the centrality of the Committee’s work in the face of challenges posed by the global economy, climate, energy and food prices, as well as the escalating…
9 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS HOLDS DISCUSSION WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
30 April 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held a discussion with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Slovakia, Peru and Ethiopia, whose reports will be considered during the session.On Slovakia, NGO representatives spoke about reproductive and sexual health rights and the prohibitively high cost of oral contraception, which put many young women at risk of unwanted pregnancy. The segregation in schools of Roma children…
9 years 8 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FORTY-SEVENTH SESSION
02 December 2011
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Estonia, Israel, Turkmenistan, Cameroon and Argentina
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has concluded its three-week forty-seventh session, adopting its report and issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Estonia, Israel, Turkmenistan, Cameroon and Argentina which were considered during the session.
Concerning the second periodic report of Estonia, the Committee noted with appreciation the establishment of the Unemployment Insurance Fund and…
9 years 8 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF ARGENTINA
24 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the third periodic report of Argentina on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Maria Cristina Perceval, Undersecretary for Human Rights, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, said Argentina was committed to the protection of economic, social and cultural rights, and that commitment could be seen in Argentina’s ratification of all United Nations human rights treaties, and of the…
9 years 8 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF CAMEROON
22 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second and third reports of Cameroon on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Anatole Fabien Marie Nkou, Permanent Representative of Cameroon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Cameroon had ratified important human rights instruments, created a National Anti-Corruption Commission and launched a National Strategy for Employment. Advances had been made in…
9 years 8 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF TURKMENISTAN
21 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Turkmenistan on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Batyr Arniyazov, First Deputy Minister of Justice, said new legislation in Turkmenistan relevant to the implementation of the Covenant included a Labour Code, Education Code, Criminal Code and laws on equality of women and combating trafficking. An Interdepartmental Commission ensured fulfilment of…
9 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF ISRAEL
17 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the third periodic report of Israel on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Arthur Lenk, Director, Department of International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that, literally, in the midst of all of the change surrounding the “Arab Spring”, the Israeli-Palestinian issue remained a constant, and was certainly relevant to Israel’s implementation of the Covenant. Threats continued on…
