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OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON

ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

Preamble

The States Parties to the present Protocol,

Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the

United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights

of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the

world,

Noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that all human beings

are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights

and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex,

language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or

other status,

Recalling that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International

Covenants on Human Rights recognize that the ideal of free human beings enjoying

freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby

everyone may enjoy civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights,

Reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all

human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Recalling that each State Party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and

Cultural Rights (hereinafter referred to as the Covenant) undertakes to take steps,

individually and through international assistance and cooperation, especially economic

and technical, to the maximum of its available resources, with a view to achieving

progressively the full realization of the rights recognized in the Covenant by all

appropriate means, including particularly the adoption of legislative measures,

Considering that, in order further to achieve the purposes of the Covenant and the

implementation of its provisions, it would be appropriate to enable the Committee on

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) to carry

out the functions provided for in the present Protocol,

Have agreed as follows:

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