Background

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is developing a general comment on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development. The purpose of this general comment is to clarify the specific obligations of States parties relating to the Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

By way of public consultation, the Committee invites interested individuals and organizations, including States, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations, academics, international and regional organizations and experts, to make a written contribution to the draft general comment.

The Committee has prepared the draft general comment available at the link below. 

Draft General Comment

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Kindly note that all submissions will be made public as received unless otherwise explicitly indicated by the submitting party.

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Deadline expired on 6 January 2025. Additional input received after this date cannot be guaranteed to be taken into consideration.