The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will hold its upcoming session from 14 February to 4 March, during which it will review the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Belarus, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Uzbekistan and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The six countries are among the 171 States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Covenant.
The Committee, which has received the respective country reports and submissions from non-governmental organizations, will discuss a range of issues with the six State delegations on the following dates in Geneva time:
DRC: 14-16 February, 3-5pmBelarus: 15-17 February, 9-11amCzech Republic: 17 February, 3-5pm, 18 February, 11am-1pm and 3-5pmSerbia: 21-23 February, 3-5pmUzbekistan: 22-24 February, 11am-1pmKingdom of Bahrain: 24 February, 3-5pm, 25 February, 11am-1pm and 3-5pm
The review will be conducted in a hybrid format with Committee members participating in person in Geneva, and State delegations joining virtually on Zoom.
All the above public dialogues will be livecast on UN Web TV.
More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States parties and full schedule of meetings, is available on the session webpage.
Share on Facebook «||»
Share on Twitter «||»
Share on Reddit «||»
Share on LinkedIn
Read Related News On TDPel Media
Advertisement
UN women’s rights committee to review Gabon, Panama, Senegal, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Peru, Lebanon and Dominican Republic: Download logoThe UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from 7-25 February, during which it will review Gabon, Panama,...
SheBelieves Cup: US women tie 0-0 with Czech Republic: Trinity Rodman made her debut for the U. S. women’s national team in a scoreless draw with the Czech Republic on Thursday night in the...
Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland and Portugal to send military reinforcements to assist Ukraine: Portugal, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Netherlands, all NATO members, have indicated that they will send forces to help Ukraine fight Russia. On Saturday,...
Belarus has no intention to wage war with Ukraine – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko: Belarus is not involved in the aggravation of relations with Ukraine. Belarus has no intention to wage war with Ukraine either as it is only...
Bahrain cancels PCR testing, quarantine measures for arrivals through Bahrain International Airport: Bahrain cancels PCR testing, quarantine measures for arrivals through Bahrain International Airport MANAMA, 17th February, 2022 – The Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) of Bahrain has...
UAE-Belarus Consular Committee holds 6th meeting via video conferencing: UAE-Belarus Consular Committee holds 6th meeting via video conferencing ABU DHABI, 13th February, 2022 – The UAE and Belarus held the sixth meeting of the...
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Outbreak at a glance: The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the...
‘Land of opportunities’ in focus as Republic of Congo celebrates its Expo 2020 Dubai National Day: ‘Land of opportunities’ in focus as Republic of Congo celebrates its Expo 2020 Dubai National Day DUBAI, 5th February, 2022 – The Republic of Congo...
UNHCR alarmed by rising violence against displaced civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Militia groups across eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are continuing to target displaced civilians in a growing number of deadly...
South African Battalion in the Eastern side of Democratic Republic of Congo ambushed while on escort duty: Republic of South Africa Battalion (RSABATT) deployed under the umbrella of the United Nations in the Eastern side of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were...