INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

The 'International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966, and in force from January 3, 1976. It commits states parties to work toward the granting of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) to individuals.
It was introduced as a second generation human rights treaty developing some of the issues contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the same time as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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States parties

As of July 2007, there were 157 states parties to the ICESCR. A further 4 states have also signed signed the treaty but have not ratified it. The states that are not states parties to the treaty are:
#Andorra
#Antigua and Barbuda
#Bahamas
#Bahrain
#Belize^[1]
#Bhutan
#Botswana
#Brunei
#Comoros
#Cuba
#Fiji
#Haiti
#Kiribati
#Malaysia
#Marshall Islands
#Micronesia
#Mozambique
#Myanmar (Burma)
#Nauru
#Pakistan^[2]
#Palau
#Papua New Guinea
#Oman
#Qatar
#Saint Kitts and Nevis
#Saint Lucia
#Samoa
#Saudi Arabia
#Singapore
#South Africa^[3]
#Tonga
#Tuvalu
#United Arab Emirates
#United States^[4]
#Vanuatu
#Vatican City

Notes

1. Signed on 2000-09-06.
2. Signed on 2004-11-03.
3. Signed on 1994-10-03
4. Signed on 1977-10-05 by President Jimmy Carter. The U.S. Senate has thus far failed to ratify it.

External links

★ Text of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

★ The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (which oversees the convention)