International Covenants on Human Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Stresses the importance of avoiding the erosion of human rights by derogation; urges States parties to fulfil their reporting obligations under article 40 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on time; also urges States parties to fulfil their reporting obligations under article 16 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on time; further urges States parties to make use in their reports of gender-disaggregated data; urges States parties to take duly into account, in implementing the provisions of the International Covenants; urges all States to publish the texts of the Covenant; urges each State party to translate, publish and make available full text of the concluding observations on its reports to the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; stresses the need for improved coordination among relevant UN mechanisms and bodies in supporting States parties in implementing the Covenants.

Adopted without vote, 77th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 58th sess., Suppl. no. 49.