Reporting obligations of the States parties to the International Covenants on Human Rights.

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reporting obligations of the States parties to the International Covenants on Human Rights

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 37/44 of 3 December 1982, Mindful of the obligation of all States parties to the International Covenants on Human Rights to comply fully with their provisions, including articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which require the submission of periodic reports in accordance with the programme established by the Economic and Social Council, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General, in which he indicates that a large number of delays occur in the submission of reports on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Noting that the report of the Secretary-General emphasizes the interrelationship of problems affecting the reporting system under various human rights instruments,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;

2. Reiterates the importance it attaches to the reporting systems established by the International Covenants on Human Rights;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit his report to the Economic and Social Council, which is entrusted with the consideration of the reports of States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights under article 16 thereof;

4. Requests the Economic and Social Council and its Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to consider the suggestions contained in the report of the Secretary-General with a view to improving the situation regarding the submission of reports under the Covenant;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to consider the possibility of convening, in accordance with the suggestion contained in the report of the Human Rights Committee and within existing resources, a meeting of the Chairmen of the bodies entrusted with the consideration of reports submitted under the relevant human rights instruments in order to consider the report of the Secretary-General, taking into account the results of General Assembly resolution 38/20 of 22 November 1983 and of the present resolution;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to inform the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session of the views and suggestions expressed at the above-mentioned meeting, if it is convened.