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E/C.12/UKR/CO/6 United Nations Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 13 June 2014 Original: English Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Ukraine* 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the sixth periodic report of Ukraine on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/UKR/6) at its 3rd and 4th meetings, held on 29 April 2014 (E/C.12/2013/SR.3 and 4), and adopted, at its 40th meeting, held on 23 May 2014, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the timely submission of the sixth periodic report of Ukraine (E/C.12/UKR/6). The Committee expresses its appreciation for the detailed written replies to the list of issues (E/C.12/UKR/Q/6/Add.1) as well as the open and constructive dialogue with the State party’s high-level interministerial delegation. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the State party’s ratification of, or accession to, various human rights instruments since the last dialogue in 2007: (a) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, on 4 February 2010; (b) International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 155 (1981) concerning Occupational Safety and Health, on 4 January 2012; (c) ILO Conventions No. 176 (1995) concerning Safety and Health in Mines and No. 174 (1993) concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents, on 15 June 2011; (d) The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, on 25 March 2013; * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-second session (28 April–23 May 2014). GE.14-04920 (E) *1404920*

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Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Ukraine

Concluding Observations

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Country

Ukraine

Rights Involved

Right to adequate housing
Right to adequate standard of living
Right to education
Right to food
Right to health
Right to social security
Right to take part in cultural life
Rights of migrants/non-citizens
Rights of persons with disabilities
Rights of the child
Rights of women and girls

Issue

Minimum core obligations
Non-discrimination
Participation
Progressive realization
Resource allocation
Resource expenditure
Transparency

International Human Rights Body

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: Jun 13, 2014

Summary: In their Concluding Observations of the Ukraine, the CESCR provides recommendations to the State party to take measures to combat corruption and promote non-discrimination, gender equality, and the range of ESCR, particularly for the Roma. In the context of the economic crisis, 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. The State party should also ensure that any measures adopted with a view to stabilizing the current economic situation do not disproportionately affect the most disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups and do not lead to a lowering of the existing social protection standards below the minimum core content. The State party should further ensure that its obligations under the Covenant are duly taken into account when negotiating financial assistance projects and programmes, including with international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.

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