Le Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels a ouvert ce matin les travaux de sa soixante-dixième session, qui se tiendra jusqu’au 15 octobre à Genève et par visioconférence. Le Comité a procédé à l'élection d'un nouveau président en la personne de Mohamed Ezzeldin Abdel-Moneim,…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its sixty-ninth online session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Finland and Latvia. The concluding observations and recommendations will be available on the webpage…

  Le Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels a terminé cet après-midi l'examen, en séance publique virtuelle, du rapport de la Lettonie, entamé le mardi 23 février. Le rapport sur les mesures qui ont été prises par le pays entre 2007 et 2018 pour mettre en œuvre les dispositions…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its review of the seventh periodic report of Finland on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, Committee…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its remote sixty-ninth session, hearing opening remarks by Peggy Hicks, Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its virtual sixty-eighth session. In his concluding remarks, Renato Zerbini Ribeiro Leão, Committee Chairperson, noting that this had been a busy session and the first one held virtually, said the consideration…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon opened its sixty-eighth session virtually. Renato Zerbini Ribeiro Leão, Chair of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, said that for the first time in all its history, the Committee would hold its session…

Adopts General Comment on Science and Concluding Observations on the Reports of Guinea, Belgium, Ukraine, Benin and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its sixty-seventh session during which it reviewed the reports of Guinea, Belgium, Ukraine,…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held an informal meeting with States, during which they exchanged views on the 2020 treaty body review process, simplified reporting procedure and the general comments under preparation, among other issues. Renato Zerbini…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Norway on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. During the dialogue, Committee Experts recognized Norway’s important…