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E/C.12/PRT/CO/4 United Nations Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 8 December 2014 Original: English Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Portugal * 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the fourth periodic report of Portugal on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/PRT/4) at its 44th and 45th meetings (see E/C.12/2014/SR.44 and 45), held on 11 and 12 November 2014, and adopted, at its 70th meeting, held on 28 November 2014, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. While regretting its late submission, the Committee welcomes the fourth periodic report of Portugal (E/C.12/PRT/4). It also welcomes the submission of the new updated common core document (HRI/CORE/PRT/2014). The Committee is grateful to the State party for the statistical information provided, which has greatly assisted the Committee in assessing the fulfilment of economic, social and cultural rights in the State party. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the detailed written replies to the list of issues (E/C.12/PRT/Q/4/Add.1) as well as the constructive dialogue held with the State party’s large multi-sectoral delegation. It also appreciates the supplementary information provided to it in writing in response to issues raised during the interactive dialogue. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the State party’s ratification on 28 January 2013 of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the acceptance of the inquiry procedure under article 11 of the Protocol. 4. The Committee also welcomes the State party’s ratification of, or accession to, the following instruments since the previous dialogue with the State party, held in 2000: (a) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, on 24 September 2013; (b) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, on 23 September 2009; * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-third session (10-28 November 2014). GE.14-23792 (E) 

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Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Portugal

Concluding Observations

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Country

Portugal

Rights Involved

Right to adequate housing
Right to adequate standard of living
Right to education
Right to health
Right to social security
Right to work
Rights of persons with disabilities
Rights of the child
Rights of women and girls

Issue

Non-discrimination
Progressive realization

International Human Rights Body

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: Dec 8, 2014

Summary: In their Concluding Observations of Portugal, the CESCR provides recommendations to the State party to take measures to promote gender equality, the right to work, and the range of ESCR, and to allocate sufficient resources to realize these rights. The Committee also recommends that the State party address discrimination of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, particularly the Roma, and to allocate sufficient resources toward this end. The Committee reminds the State party of its obligation under the Covenant to respect, protect and fulfil economic, social and cultural rights progressively, to the maximum of its available resources. On austerity, the Committee recommends that the State party review the policies and programmes adopted in the framework of the Social Emergency Programme implemented since 2011, and any other subsequent post-crisis economic and financial reforms, with a view to ensuring that austerity measures are progressively waived and the effective protection of the rights under the Covenant is enhanced in line with the progress achieved in the post-crisis economic recovery.

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