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UNITED NATIONS E Distr. GENERAL Economic and Social Council E/C.12/COD/CO/4 16 December 2009 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Forty-third session Geneva, 2-20 November 2009 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Democratic Republic of the Congo 1. The Committee considered the combined second to fourth periodic reports of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the implementation of the Covenant (E/C.12/COD/5) at its 31st, 32nd and 33rd meetings, held on 3 and 4 November 2009 (see E/C.12/2009/SR. 31, 32 and 33), and adopted, at its 51st and 52nd meetings, held on 17 November 2009, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the combined second to fourth periodic reports of the State party but regrets the 21 years delay in its submission. The Committee also welcomes the written replies to the list of issues (E./C.12/COD/Q/5/Add.1). 3. The Committee appreciates the opportunity to hold a dialogue with representatives of the State party and the answers to the questions raised by the Committee. However, it regrets the limited composition of the State party’s delegation and that the information provided was in many cases not sufficiently detailed to enable the Committee to more fully assess the level of enjoyment of the rights provided for in the Covenant in the State party.

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Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Concluding Observations

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Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

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 water and sanitation
Right to work
Rights of indigenous peoples
Rights of persons with disabilities
Rights of the child
Rights of women and girls

Issue

Accountability
Extraterritorial obligations
Non-discrimination
Participation
Progressive realization
Resource allocation
Transparency

International Human Rights Body

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: Dec 16, 2009

Summary: In their Concluding Observations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the CESCR provides a number of recommendations to the State party on issues of related to conflict, resource extraction, sexual violence, and other ESCR including housing and education. On maximum available resources, the Committee recommends that the State party which is currently voting the annual 2010 budget substantially increase its national spending on social services and assistance such as housing, food, health and education, so as to achieve, in accordance with article 2, paragraph 1, the progressive realization of the economic, social and cultural rights provided for in the Covenant. The Committee also urges the State party to use a human rights-based approach in the elaboration of testate budget and the utilization of international development aid with clear strategic budgetary lines for the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups and provinces. It further encourages the State party to foster transparency and accountability to improve effectiveness in the implementation of development programmes funded by international donors.

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