UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its States parties. The Committee was established under ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17 of 28 May 1985 to carry out the monitoring functions assigned to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Part IV of the Covenant.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially within two years of accepting the Covenant and thereafter every five years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of concluding observations. Website: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cescr/

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Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Third to fifth periodic reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Romania 9 April 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Second and third periodic reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Tajikistan 4 April 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic reports of States parties due in 2005 under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Vietnam 14 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : combined 2nd and 3rd periodic reports : Principality of Monaco 8 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Fourth periodic reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Portugal 8 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : 2nd and 3rd periodic reports of States parties due in 2000 : Armenia 26 February 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Observations made in the absence of an initial report from the Congo and adopted by the Committee at its 49th session, 12-30 November 2012 : Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2 January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: Concluding Observations
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : consideration of the 6th periodic reports of States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Ukraine 27 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
List of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the initial report of Togo (E/C.12/TGO/1), adopted by the Pre-sessional Working Group for the 50th session of the Committee, 3-7 December 2012 : Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Pre-sessional Working Group 24 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: Country Reports
List of issues in connection with the consideration of the combined 2nd and 3rd periodic reports of Albania (E/C.12/ALB/2-3), adopted by the 50th Pre-sessional Working Group, 3-7 December 2012 : Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Pre-sessional Working Group 21 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) \| Document type: Country Reports

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