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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Armenia for Revising Rules on the Right to Strike, Raises Questions on Measures to Combat Poverty and Housing Programmes for Socially Disadvantaged Persons, Refugees

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Armenia for Revising Rules on the Right to Strike, Raises Questions on Measures to Combat Poverty and Housing Programmes for Socially Disadvantaged Persons, Refugees 05 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Armenia under the International Covenant on…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Qatar for its High Corruption Perception Index Ranking, Asks About Discrimination of Religious Minorities and Migrant Workers’ Rights

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Qatar for its High Corruption Perception Index Ranking, Asks About Discrimination of Religious Minorities and Migrant Workers’ Rights 03 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the initial report of Qatar.  Committee Experts welcomed Qatar’s high ranking in Transparency…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends France for Allowing the Committee to Receive Individual Complaints, Raises Questions on Inequalities between Metropolitan France and the Overseas Territories and Pension System Reforms

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends France for Allowing the Committee to Receive Individual Complaints, Raises Questions on Inequalities between Metropolitan France and the Overseas Territories and Pension System Reforms 03 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of France under the…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Fourth Session

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Fourth Session 25 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-fourth session, hearing opening remarks from Wan-Hea Lee, Chief, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Representative of the…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Lithuan

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Lithuania, Panama, Portugal and Yemen 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-third session…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Holds Day of General Discussion on Sustainable Development and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Holds Day of General Discussion on Sustainable Development and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 24 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today held a day of general discussion on its proposed General Comment on sustainable development and economic, social and cultural rights. Mohamed Abdel Moneim, Chair of the Committee,…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Lithuania’s Climate Change Measures , Asks About Discrimination Against Minorities and Gender Disparities

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Lithuania’s Climate Change Measures , Asks About Discrimination Against Minorities and Gender Disparities 23 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of Lithuania, with Committee Experts noting positive progress on climate change and asking about measures for…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Yemen’s Efforts in Education, Asks About Non-Payment of Government Salaries and Measures to Protect the Livelihoods of Agricultural and Fishery Workers

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Yemen’s Efforts in Education, Asks About Non-Payment of Government Salaries and Measures to Protect the Livelihoods of Agricultural and Fishery Workers 23 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of Yemen, with Committee Experts commending the State’s efforts in…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Cambodia’s Progress in Child Education, Ask about Access to Land for Indigenous People and Child Labour

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Cambodia’s Progress in Child Education, Ask about Access to Land for Indigenous People and Child Labour 22 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the second periodic report of Cambodia, with Committee Experts commending the State party on the progress it had made in educating…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Praise Portugal’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic , Ask about Measures to Address High Air Pollution Levels and Child Poverty

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Praise Portugal’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic , Ask about Measures to Address High Air Pollution Levels and Child Poverty 17 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Portugal, with Committee Experts commending the Government’s response to the COVID-19…