GENEVA - The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will hold its latest session from 2 November to 13 November. During the session, the Committee will review Eswatini, Pakistan, Mexico, and Austria.
The four countries are among the 174 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 other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the four delegations on the following dates at Geneva time.
Eswatini
2 November 15:00 - 18:00
3 November 10:00 - 13:00
Pakistan
3 November 15:00 - 18:00
4 November 10:00 - 13:00
Mexico
4 November 15:00 - 18:00
5 November 15:00 - 18:00
Austria
5 November 10:00 - 13:00
6 November 10:00 - 13:00
In addition to country reviews and other issues related to its mandate, the Committee will continue its discussion on the upcoming General Comment, which will provide guidance to State Parties on the application of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in situations of armed conflicts.
The above public dialogues will be held in Room XI, Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited press and livecast on UN Web TV
