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E/C.12/SDN/CO/2 United Nations Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 27 October 2015 Original: English Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concluding observations on the second periodic report of the Sudan* 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the second periodic report of the Sudan on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/SDN/2) at its 66th and 67th meetings (see E/C.12/2015/SR.66 and 67), held on 1 and 2 October 2015, and adopted the following concluding observations, at its 78th meeting, held on 9 October 2015. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of the State party and the written replies to the list of issues (E/C.12/SDN/Q/2/Add.1). The Committee also appreciates the opportunity to engage with the State party’s high-level delegation. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the ratification by the State party of the following international human rights instruments since the last review in 2000: (a) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2009; (b) The Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and on the involvement of children in armed conflict, in 2004 and 2005, respectively; (c) The International Labour Organization (ILO) Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), and Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182), in 2003; (d) The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in 2014. 4. The Committee also welcomes the following legislative, institutional and policy measures to promote economic, social and cultural rights: (a) The adoption of the Anti-Trafficking Act, in 2014; * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-sixth session (21 September-9 October 2015). GE.15-18518(E) *1518518*

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Concluding observations on the second periodic report of the Sudan

Concluding Observations

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Country

Sudan

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
Right to work
Rights of persons with disabilities
Rights of the child
Rights of women and girls

Issue

Accountability
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: Oct 27, 2015

Summary: In their Concluding Observations of Sudan, the CESCR provides recommendations to the State party to take measures to address the situation of migrants and refugees, and to promote nondiscrimination, gender equality, and the range of ESCR. On resources, the Committee urges the State party to: (a) Improve public governance and ensure transparency, in law and in practice, in the conduct of public affairs, including in the administration of humanitarian and development aid, and the granting of natural resources exploitation licences and the management of revenues there from; (b) Combat corruption and related impunity effectively, including by protecting whistle-blowers, strengthening the independence of anti-corruption institutions and putting in place safe mechanisms at the national and local levels for submitting complaints and reporting irregularities; (c) Invest every effort, including through the national reconciliation process, to seek a sustainable settlement of the conflicts in the State party, reduce security and military spending and allocate more resources to the reconstruction of conflict-affected areas; (d) Increase public social investments to address the concerns contained herein related to the limited enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. On austerity measures, the Committee recalls that policy reforms should identify and protect the minimum core content of Covenant rights at all times and should not disproportionately affect marginalized and disadvantaged groups. The Committee also recommends that the State party ensure that its obligations under the Covenant are duly taken into account in negotiations with international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.

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