Engender Report to UN Committee

13 May 2009

The UN Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights (ECOSOC) is meeting in Geneval from 4th - 22nd May  and will hear from Governments of their progress in implementing the covenant on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights that have been agreed.  The UK Government will submit it's 5th Report to the committee and Engender, after consultation with individual and organisational members, will present a shadow report which highlights areas that we would like the committee to take up with the government.

Our Convenor, Marsha Scott and Emma Ritch (Scottish Women's Budget Group and new board member) are in Geneva this week presenting the report which you can read here  Engender Report to ECOSOC