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  2. ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 71

ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 71

UN recommendation

Plain English recommendation

Government should:

Develop and apply indicators and benchmarks to monitor progress on economic, social and cultural rights. Consider the UN framework on human rights indicators.


Original UN recommendation

The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to progressively develop and apply appropriate indicators on the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights in order to facilitate the assessment of progress achieved by the State party in complying with its obligations under the Covenant for various segments of the population. In this context, the Committee refers the State party to, inter alia, the conceptual and methodological framework on human rights indicators developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (see HRI/MC/2008/3)..

Date of UN examination

16/06/2016

UN article number

2 (implementation of the Convention)

Original UN document

Download the ICESCR concluding observations 2016 on the UN website

Last updated on 11/09/2019

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