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E/C.12/ROU/CO/3-5 United Nations Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 9 December 2014 Original: English Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Romania* 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Romania on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/ROU/3-5) at its 58th and 59th meetings (E/C.12/2014/SR.58 and 59), held on 20 and 21 November 2014, and adopted, at its 70th meeting (E/C.12/2014/SR.70), held on 28 November 2014, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission, albeit late, of the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Romania, the written replies to the list of issues (E/C.12/ROU/Q/35/Add.1) and the statistical data contained therein. However, the written replies did not cover articles 11 to 15 of the Covenant. The Committee also welcomes the opportunity to engage with the State party’s delegation and expresses appreciation for the frank and constructive dialogue and the information provided in writing during and after the dialogue. However, it regrets the absence of State representatives from the capital in the delegation. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the State party’s ratification of the following human rights instruments since the last dialogue in 1994: (a) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in January 2011; (b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in July 2009; (c) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, in August 2003; (d) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, in October 2001, and the * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-third session (10–28 November 2014). GE.14-23884 (E) 

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Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Romania

Concluding Observations

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Country

Romania

Rights Involved

Right to adequate housing
Right to adequate standard of living
Right to education
Right to health
Right to social security
Right to water and sanitation
Right to work
Rights of migrants/non-citizens
Rights of older persons
Rights of persons with disabilities
Rights of the child
Rights of women and girls

Issue

Accountability
Non-discrimination
Progressive realization
Resource allocation
Transparency

International Human Rights Body

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: Dec 9, 2014

Summary: In their Concluding Observations of Romania, the CESCR provides recommendations to the State party to take measures to combat discrimination, particularly of marginalized people and migrants, and to promote the full range of ESCR. On resources, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a)Ensure that resources are effectively allocated according to programme budgeting criteria, and increase political awareness of the need to allocate substantial additional resources to the social protection system, health and education; (b) Regularly assess whether the maximum available resources have been used to progressively achieve the full realization of the rights recognized in the Covenant, taking into account the Committee’s statement of September 2007 on the obligation to take steps to the “maximum of available resources” (E/C.12/2007/1); (c) Improve administrative capacity and increase transparency and consultations at all levels of decision-making concerning the distribution and use of structural funds and the ongoing evaluation of their impact on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights.

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