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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of independent experts that monitors
implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights by its States parties. The Committee was established under ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17
of 28 May 1985 to carry out the monitoring functions assigned to the United
Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Part IV of the
Covenant.
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International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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28 April 2010
Committee
on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights - New Members Elected
The election of members to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was also addressed through two votes by secret ballot. The two votes elected a total of four members forfour-year terms beginning 1 January 2011.
Asian
States - Having obtained the required majority and largest number of votes,
Chandrashekhar Dasgupta ( India) and Heisoo Shin ( Republic of Korea) were
elected to the Committee.
African
States - Having obtained the required majority and largest number of votes,
Clément Atangana ( Cameroon) and Azzouz Kerdoun ( Algeria) were elected to the
Committee.
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