Chapter 3 | Page 128 to the use of ‘maximum available resources’ for the provision of basic services related to housing.132 While noting the State’s primary role in ESC rights realisation, the Committee referred to the inadequacy of resources allocated for some rights. In the case of Turkey, for example, the Committee made specific recommendations to ensure that new labour market policies were aimed at increasing employment opportunity and that ‘more resources for job creation’133 were allocated. The need to allocate adequate resources for reducing unemployment, particularly among youth, was identified in the Concluding Observation on Mauritania.134 The inadequacy of resource allocation for primary and secondary education was noted in the 2001 review of Panama and the State was recommended to ‘take measures aimed at increasing the resources available to fight illiteracy and promote primary and secondary education’.135 The Committee has made specific recommendations with regard to the allocation of resources for health services.136 These recommendations have been consistent for both developing and developed States.137 The Committee expressed regret over the insufficiency of material and technical resources including medication and hospital equipment and facilities,138 low coverage and quality,139 the non-implementation of reproductive health programmes due to lack of resources,140 and inadequate resources for health services in rural 132 CESCR, Concluding observations: Dominican Republic, E/C.12/1994/15 (19 December 1994), [24]. 133 CESCR, Concluding observations: Turkey, E/C.12/TUR/CO/1 (12 July 2011), [16]. 134 CESCR, Concluding observations: Mauritania, E/C.12/MRT/CO/1 (10 December 2012), [12]. 135 CESCR, Concluding observations: Panama, E/C.12/1/Add.64 (24 September 2001), [23], [41]. 136 CESCR, Concluding observations: Kyrgyzstan, E/C.12/1/Add.49 (1 September 2000), [33]. 137 CESCR, Concluding Observations: Finland, E/C.12/1/Add.52 (1 December 2000), [31]. 138 CESCR, Concluding observations: Georgia, E/C.12/1/Add.83 (19 December 2002), [24]; CESCR, Concluding observations: Turkmenistan, E/C.12/TKM/CO/1 (13 December 2011), [24]. 139 CESCR, Concluding observations: Ecuador, E/C.12/1/Add.100 (7 June 2004), [29]. 140 CESCR, Concluding observations: Nepal, E/C.12/1/Add.66 (24 September 2001), [33].

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