10 years 9 months ago
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS BRIEF COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ON SITUATION IN NETHERLANDS AND SWITZERLAND
01 November 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard statements from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the situation of economic, social and cultural rights in the Netherlands and Switzerland, whose reports will be considered this session.
NGO representatives from the Netherlands spoke about, among other things, the creation of a national human rights institution, measures to combat discrimination related to sexual orientation in the labour market, human rights training and…
11 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FORTY-FOURTH SESSION
21 May 2010
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Colombia, Algeria, Mauritius, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has concluded its forty-fourth session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Colombia, Algeria, Mauritius, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, which it considered during the session.
The countries considered by the Committee are among the 160 States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which are required to submit…
11 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF AFGHANISTAN
14 May 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second to fourth periodic report of Afghanistan (E./C.12/AFG/2-4) on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Mohammed Qasim Hashimzai, Deputy Minister of Justice for Afghanistan, said major gains had been made in adopting laws to strengthen the framework and mechanisms for human rights in Afghanistan. The Independent Afghan Human Rights Commission had been established in 2001…
11 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF KAZAKHSTAN
11 May 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Kazakhstan (E./C.12/KAZ/1) on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Assel Nusupova, Vice Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Kazakhstan, said some of the basic policies of Kazakhstan in implementing the Covenant were based on placing a high value on individual rights and freedoms. The State had radically changed its social and economic model for development to…
11 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF MAURITIUS
10 May 2010
Press Release
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second to fourth periodic report of Mauritius (E./C.12/MUS/4) on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report of Mauritius, Shree Baboo Chekitan Servansing, Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that since its independence, Mauritius had been working toward building a multi-racial and multi-cultural democracy whose foundations were based on the…
11 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF ALGERIA
06 May 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined third and fourth periodic report of Algeria on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report of Algeria, Idriss Jazairy, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that sustainable peace was linked to sustainable economic, social and cultural rights and that was the basis of Algeria’s national policy. The Government had taken into account the concerns…
11 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF COLOMBIA
05 May 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fifth periodic report of Colombia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report of Colombia, Esteban Piedrahita, the Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia, said security was fundamental to ensuring economic, social and cultural rights. The murder rate in Colombia had fallen by 45 per cent and kidnappings had dropped by 92 per cent, which had led to increased trust in the…
11 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS OPENS FORTY-FOURTH SESSION
03 May 2010
Meeting Summaries
Committee Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its forty-fourth session, hearing an address by Paulo David, Officer-In-Charge of the Human Rights Treaty Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda and programme of work.
In his address, Mr. David said that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was in the process of developing a Strategic Management Plan that would build on the Secretary-General’s Strategic Framework…
11 years 3 months ago
NGOS ADRESS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ON SITUATION IN COLOMBIA, ALGERIA, MAURITIUS, KAZAKHSTAN AND AFGHANISTAN
03 May 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the situation of economic, social and cultural rights in Colombia, Algeria, Mauritius, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, whose reports will be considered during this session.
NGO representatives spoke about, among other things, malnutrition, food insecurity, lack of job stability, and discrimination against women, indigenous peoples, people of African descent and people…
11 years 8 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FORTY-THIRD SESSION
20 November 2009
Press Release
Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Poland, Madagascar and Republic of Korea
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded its forty-third session on 20 November after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, Poland, Madagascar and the Republic of Korea. It also adopted its annual report and a General Comment on the right of every person to participate in cultural life. The texts which the Committee adopted were released today.…
