«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
In the following pages, you will find CETIM’s English declarations to the UN on the theme of economic, social and cultural rights
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 1st session 19 June – 30 June 2006 [Excerpt from the statement] Similarly, development is often confused with the right to development. Moreover, for some, development is nothing more than economic growth, which is supposed to bring prosperity and, in turn, greater respect for human rights. However, the painful experience of many […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 62nd session 13 March – 21 April 2006 Read the CETIM written statement It has been almost fifteen years since the fight against poverty was put on the international political agenda. And it has been ten years now- since the UN Social Summit in Copenhagen- that it has been the subject of […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 62nd session 13 March – 21 April 2006 Read the CETIM written statement To fight terrorism and to respect or promote human rights are all different aspects of a same protection system falling on the State. With the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and the adoption by the Security Council of […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 62nd session – Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 6 February – 17 February 2006 [Excerpt from the statement] As we have already indicated, international cooperation is not limited to development aid. It involves cooperation in economic, social and cultural fields. International […]
Continue readingWe strongly encourage the following elements of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights be protected and retained in any reforms initiated to the UN human rights system: 1. Working groups, studies. Active working groups (including the Social Forum), expert studies and working papers, in which NGOs are permitted to actively […]
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