13 years 9 months ago
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
05 November 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held a dialogue with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and then heard statements from representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with respect to the reports of Costa Rica, Belgium, and Paraguay, which it will examine during the current session.
Vladimir Volodin, speaking for UNESCO, said according to the human rights strategy, adopted in 2003, there were four rights within UNESCO’s competence: the right to education, to…
14 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION
23 May 2007
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Nepal, Hungary, Netherlands (Antilles), Finland and Latvia
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded on 18 May its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Nepal, Hungary, the Netherlands (Antilles), Finland and Latvia which it considered during the session.
These countries are among the 155 States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which are required to submit periodic reports to the…
14 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF LATVIA
09 May 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Latvia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Aigars Stokenbergs, Minister of Regional Development and Local Government Matters of Latvia and head of the delegation, in introductory remarks, said following the restoration of its independence, Latvia had to create a state that would meet the standard of modern democracy; unfortunately, this process could not be completed in one day, and it was linked…
14 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF FINLAND
07 May 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fifth periodic report of Finland on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Arto Kosonen, Director at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and head of the delegation, introducing the report, said Finland supported the drafting of an Optional Protocol to the Covenant, establishing an individual complaints mechanism. In general, this kind of mechanism would certainly contribute to the interpretative formation of…
14 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF NETHERLANDS (ANTILLES)
04 May 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of the Netherlands (Antilles) on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Virlène Els, Policy Advisor of the Directorate of Labour Affairs and Head of the Delegation, said the Government of the Netherlands (Antilles) was duly aware of its obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and, during the period under review, had sought to implement to…
14 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF HUNGARY
03 May 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the third periodic report of Hungary on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Erzsébet Kaponyi Kardosne, Special Representative of Hungary to the Committee and head of the delegation, said Hungary was fully committed to making all efforts in implementing the provisions of the Covenant, as it was one of the most important and at the same time normative international legal documents among all basic documents on human rights…
14 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF NEPAL
02 May 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of Nepal on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Trilochan Upreti, Joint Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister of Nepal and head of the delegation, said the report was an additional testimony of Nepal’s unfailing efforts to timely comply with its reporting obligations under various international human rights instruments which also demonstrated its deep desire to recognise, respect and…
14 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS OPENS THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION
30 April 2007
Meeting Summaries
Hears Address from Representative of Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, Elects Bureau, Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its thirty-eighth session, hearing an address from a Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, electing its Bureau and adopting its agenda and programme of work.
During the Committee’s session, that will conclude on 18 May, it will examine measures taken by Nepal, Hungary, the Netherlands (Antilles), Finland and Latvia to comply…
14 years 3 months ago
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
30 April 2007
Meeting Summaries
Committee also Discusses Issues Relating to National Human Rights Institutions and Right to Education
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard statements from representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with respect to the report of Nepal, which it will examine during the current session, as well as on the impact of trade agreements on economic, social and cultural rights. It also discussed issues relating to national human rights institutions and the right to education.
NGO speakers spoke on Nepal, the…
14 years 8 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION
24 November 2006
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of the Netherlands, El Salvador, Tajikistan, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week autumn session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of the Netherlands, El Salvador, Tajikistan, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania, which were considered during the session.
These countries are among the 155 States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights…
