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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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