Effects of Structural Adjustment Policies and Foreign Debt on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights, Particularly Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

E/DEC/2003/243View PDF

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A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 14g Human rights, published in 2004.

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4 versions · 2001–2004

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2004	E/DEC/2003/243	Effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights	236	—
2003	E/DEC/2002/257	Effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights	—	—
2002	E/DEC/2001/260	Effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights	—	—
2001	E/DEC/2000/221	Effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly, economic, social and cultural rights	—	–

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6 subjects

Debt Management Debt Relief Economic, Social and Cultural Rights External Debt Human Rights Structural Adjustment

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At its 46th plenary meeting, on 23 July 2003, the Economic and Social Council took note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/21 of 22 April 2003,46 and approved the Commission’s decision to renew the mandate of the independent expert on the effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, for three years and to request him to submit an analytical report to the Commission on an annual basis on the implementation of Commission resolution 2003/21, paying particular attention to the effects of the burden of foreign debt and the policies adopted to face them on the capacity of the Governments of developing countries to adopt policies and programmes for the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, as well as to recommend measures and actions that could be taken to alleviate such effects, especially in the poorest and heavily indebted countries.

48 E/CN.4/1997/105, annex.

49 E/CN.4/2002/57 and E/CN.4/2003/53 and Corr.1 and 2.

The Council also approved the Commission’s request to the Secretary-General to provide the independent expert with all necessary assistance, in particular the staff and resources required to carry out his functions.

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