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E/C.12/GRC/CO/2 the process of consultation at the national level, prior to the submission of its next periodic report. 47. The Committee requests the State party to submit its third periodic report, to be prepared in accordance with the reporting guidelines adopted by the Committee in 2008 (E/C.12/2008/2), by 31 October 2020. 10

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Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Greece

Concluding Observations

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Greece

Rights Involved

Right to adequate housing
Right to education
Right to food
Right to health
Right to social security
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
Extraterritorial obligations
Non-discrimination
Progressive realization
Resource allocation
Resource expenditure

International Human Rights Body

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: Oct 27, 2015

Summary: In their Concluding Observations of Greece, the CESCR provides recommendations to the State party to take measures to promote nondiscrimination, gender equality, and the range of ESCR, particularly for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. On resources, 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. While acknowledging that certain adjustments are at times inevitable, the Committee draws the State party’s attention to the Committee’s open letter of 16 May 2012 to States parties on economic, social and cultural rights in the context of the economic and financial crisis, in particular to the recommendations contained therein with regard to the requirements resulting from the Covenant regarding the applicability of austerity measures. In that context, the Committee recommends that the State party review the policies and programmes adopted in the framework of the memorandums of understanding implemented since 2010, 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. 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.

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