The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today held its annual informal meeting with States parties. In her opening remarks, Preeti Saran, Committee Chair, said the United Nations’ liquidity crisis had significantly affected the work of the treaty bodies. In 2025, over…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Australia under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.  Committee Experts commended the State party for its impressive ranking on the 2025 Corruption…

Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes (CEDAW, selon l’acronyme en anglais) a examiné aujourd’hui le rapport soumis par le Lesotho au titre de la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes.Au cours du dialogue noué…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of El Salvador, with Committee Experts praising the contributions to women’s rights of the Salvadoran Institute for Women’s Development, and raising questions about…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of Georgia under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.  Committee Experts commended the State party’s recent pharmaceutical reforms which had…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of the Czech Republic, with Committee Experts welcoming the revision of the State’s rape legislation, and raising questions about the high use of suspended and…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Uruguay under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State party’s improvement in education enrolment rates.…

 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Argentina.  Committee Experts praised Argentina’s record in promoting women’s political and public leadership, and raised questions about the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Kenya under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State party on developing its social protection system over the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-ninth session in Geneva.  The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it is scheduled to review the reports of Australia, Georgia, Kenya and Uruguay. Opening the session…