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- 4. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
- A. Grounding itself in the Charter of the United Nations, which expresses clear commitment to universal respect for equal rights (preamble), this Covenant reaffirms the commitment of its signees to their commitments they made when they signed the UN Charter in order to become members, to promote equal rights and self-determination for all human beings within their country, and within any territories they may rule over or be responsible for (articles 1 & 2).
The signees onto this Covenant commit to submit reports to the UN Secretary-General
describing their efforts to fulfill this commitment, who in turn will share them with the UN Economic and Social Council (one of the six major Organs of the United Nations) (article 16). In turn, the Economic and Social Council may share the reports with appropriate Organs and agencies of the United Nations in order to get help for the State-Party in fulfilling their obligations under this Covenant and the UN Charter (article 22).
The signees onto this Covenant agree that international action is appropriate for enforcing the goals of this Covenant (article 23).
| Preamble
Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and freedoms,
- Article 1.
- 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
- Article 2.
- 2. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to guarantee that the rights enunciated in the present Covenant will be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
- Article 16.
- 1. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to submit in conformity with this part of the Covenant reports on the measures which they have adopted and the progress made in achieving the observance of the rights recognized herein.
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- (a) All reports shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies to the Economic and Social Council for consideration in accordance with the provisions of the present Covenant;
- Article 22. The Economic and Social Council may bring to the attention of other organs of the United Nations, their subsidiary organs and specialized agencies concerned with furnishing technical assistance any matters arising out of the reports referred to in this part of the present Covenant which may assist such bodies in deciding, each within its field of competence, on the advisability of international measures likely to contribute to the effective progressive implementation of the present Covenant.
- Article 23. The States Parties to the present Covenant agree that international action for the achievement of the rights recognized in the present Covenant includes such methods as the conclusion of conventions, the adoption of recommendations, the furnishing of technical assistance and the holding of regional meetings and technical meetings for the purpose of consultation and study organized in conjunction with the Governments concerned.
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