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United Nations Economic and Social Council E/C.12/YEM/CO/2 Distr.: General 22 June 2011 Original: English Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Forty-sixth session Geneva, 2-20 May 2011 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 Yemen 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the second periodic report of Yemen on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/YEM/2) at its 12th, 13th and 14th meetings, held on 9 and 10 May 2011 (E/C.12/2011/SR.12-14), and adopted, at its 29th meeting, held on 20 May 2011, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Yemen and the written replies to its list of issues. While these submissions provided important information on the steps taken by the State party to comply with its obligations under the Covenant, it notes with regret, however, that the report was not complete in its coverage of all the rights laid down in the Covenant, and that the State party’s replies to the list of issues did not provide a systematic response. The Committee emphasizes the importance of the State party submitting in its next periodic report annually collected comparative statistical data on all Covenant rights, disaggregated by sex, age and urban/rural residence, paying particular attention to disadvantaged and marginalized groups of society. 3. The Committee notes with appreciation the high level of the State party delegation, and its constructive engagement with the Committee at a time of political and social conflict in the State party. The Committee notes with deep concern and regret reports that reached it during the dialogue with the State Party about the use of force against protesters, including teachers, claiming the full implementation of their economic, social and cultural rights that led to the loss of lives and a large number of wounded. The ∗ GE.11-43729 Reissued for technical reasons on 23 June 2011. ∗ F

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Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Yemen

Concluding Observations

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Country

Yemen

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 persons with disabilities
Rights of the child
Rights of women and girls

Issue

Extraterritorial obligations
Non-discrimination
Participation
Resource allocation
Transparency

International Human Rights Body

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: Jun 22, 2011

Summary: In their Concluding Observations of Yemen, the CESCR recommends that the State party take measures to address corruption, gender discrimination, and poverty, and to promote the rights to work, social security, food, water, and education, and the rights of persons with disabilities. The Committee emphasizes that the State party should ensure the satisfaction of, at the very least, minimum essential levels of each of the rights. The Committee stresses that even where the resources available in the country are demonstrably inadequate, the obligation remains for the State party to strive to ensure the widest possible enjoyment of the relevant rights, including through international cooperation and assistance. The Committee recognizes the serious resource constraints of the State party, the impact of which is further aggravated by widespread corruption, and recommends increases in budget allocations to realize these rights.

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