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40. The Committee requests the State party to disseminate the present concluding observations widely among all levels of society, including among State officials, the armed forces, the judiciary and civil society organizations, and to inform the Committee of the steps taken to implement them in its next periodic report. 41. The Committee recommends that the State party seek the assistance of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNJHRO) regarding the implementation of these concluding observations, as well as in the preparation of its next periodic report. It also encourages the State party to continue engaging non-governmental organizations and other members of civil society in the process of discussion at the national level prior to the submission of its next periodic report. 42. The Committee requests the State party to submit its fifth periodic report, prepared in accordance with the revised reporting guidelines of the Committee, adopted in 2008 (E/C.12/2008/2), by 30 June 2013. -----

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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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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

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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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