Indivisibility and Interdependence of Economic, Social, Cultural, Civil and Political Rights

A/RES/42/102View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 101a Report of the Human Rights Committee, published in 1988.

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5 versions · 1986–1990

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/44/130

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1990	A/RES/44/130	Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/113	Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/102	Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights	836	67%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/117	Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights	720	50%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/114	Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights	789	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Civil and Political Rights Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Human Rights Information Dissemination Inter-Agency Cooperation International Instruments Treaties

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Notes the essential importance of national efforts l. and international co-operation to achieve the full and effective realization of all human rights recognized in the International Covenants on Human Rights;

Appeals to ali States to pursue policies directed towards the implementation, promotion and protection of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights recognized in the International Covenants on Human Rights and other international instruments;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to give more attention to the realization of economic, social and cultural rights under the relevant agenda items;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its first session,91 including the suggestions and recommendations of a general nature approved by the Committee;

Endorses the invitation to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by the Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1987/5 of26 May 1987, to consider again at its next session the compilation of recommendations in the summary records of that Committee relating to its future work, paying particular attention to practices followed by other treaty bodies, including the preparation of general comments by the Human Rights Committee;

Requests the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to take due account of the experience gained in the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation ofthe International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and in particular ofthe suggestions and recommendations ofthe Sessional Working Group;

Urges the Secretary-General to take determined steps, within existing resources, to give publicity to the Human Rights Committee and to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and to ensure that they receive full administrative support in order to enable them to discharge their functions effectively;

Affirms the importance and relevance, to programmes and activities being undertaken throughout the United Nations system in the field ofhuman rights, ofreports submitted by States parties to the International Covenants on Human Rights to the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

Decides to discuss at its forty-third session, under the item entitled "International Covenants on Human

Rights", the question of the indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights.

91 E/1987/28.

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92 A/42/450. Supplement No. 40 (A/42/40).

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