GENEVA - The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will hold its upcoming session from 9 - 25 February. During the session, the Committee will review Kenya, Uruguay, Georgia, and Australia.
The four countries are among the 173 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.
Kenya*
9 February 15:00 - 18:00
10 February 10:00 - 13:00
Uruguay
10 February 15:00 - 18:00
11 February 10:00 - 13:00
Georgia
11 February 15:00 - 18:00
12 February 10:00 - 13:00
Australia*
17 February 10:00 - 13:00; 15:00 - 18:00
The above public dialogues will be held in the Ground Floor Conference Hall, Palais Wilson, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited press and livecast on UN Web TV
