The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the second periodic report of Uzbekistan on how the country is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Akmal Saidov, Director of the National Human Rights Centre of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in El Salvador and Uzbekistan, whose reports will be…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the second periodic report of the Czech Republic on how the country is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Andrea Baršová, Head of the Human Rights Department in the…

Geneva, 8 May 2014 -- The Human Rights Council today appointed 19 human rights experts to serve as United Nations Special Procedure mandate holders tasked with reporting on a wide range of human rights themes and country situations. At an organizational meeting of the Council held today, Council…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the second periodic report of China as well as reports of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and of the Special Administrative Region of Macao on how the country is implementing the provisions of the International…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the combined second to third periodic report of Armenia on how the country is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Ashot Hovakimian, Deputy Minister for Foreign…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organisation, International Labour Organisation, Office for the Coordination of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the second periodic report of Lithuania on how the country is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Presenting the report, Gintaras Klimavičius, Vice-Minister of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning discussed with non-governmental organization representatives the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Lithuania and in China, including Macao Special…