The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) held its 59th session from 19 September to 7 October 2016. Immediately following the session, a Working Group of the Committee held the ‘pre-session’ from 10 – 14 October. This Update provides a summary of the meetings and key developments: Sustainable development goals State reporting procedure Overdue […]
(Nairobi, 17 October 2016) The Global initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) welcomes another important new set of recommendations (available here: http://bit.ly/2dhMWp7) from the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which calls on The Philippines to strengthen its public education sector, to regulate all schools, including low-cost private schools, and to […]
Un certain nombre de pays rassemblés dans la Francophonie sont confrontés au non-respect du droit à l’éducation avec la croissance des acteurs privés dans le secteur de l’éducation, notamment soutenue par certains bailleurs et institutions internationales. Le but de cette page est de rassembler les informations émises par la Francophonie sur les questions de la marchandisation […]
A number of countries grouped in the Francophonie are confronted with the non-respect of the right to education with the growth of private actors in the education sector, supported by certain donors and international institutions. The aim of this page is to gather information produced by the Francophonie on the questions of commercialization and privatization […]
Economic, social and cultural rights at the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council 13 September to 30 September 2016 This Update aims to provide a summary of the initiatives regarding economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council (September 2016). There were not so many ESC rights […]
States have a legal obligation under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to respect and protect human rights defenders working towards the realisation of those rights, according to a groundbreaking new statement by a UN Treaty Body. In an authoritative statement, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, said that ‘it […]
EQUITY, INCLUSION and EDUCATION: Examining Evidence on Low-Fee Private Schools When: Thursday, October 6th 2:00-3:30pm EST Where: World Bank I Building, 1850 I (“Eye”) Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, Room: I2-250 As part of the Civil Society Policy Forum of the 2016 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, you are invited to: This session will launch a […]
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