SOLOMON ISLANDS

Follow-Up

State Reporting - Action by Treaty Bodies, Including Reports on Missions

CESCR E/C.12/1999/8

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT

Follow-up to the consideration of reports under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant

Annex

FOLLOW-UP BY STATES PARTIES TO THE CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (status as at 15 July 1999)

State party	Report/summary records/concluding observations	Follow-up measures requested	Deadline	Action taken
Solomon Islands

(without

report)	E/C.12/1/Add.33 (twentieth session)	The Committee recommends that the Government of Solomon Islands avail itself of the advisory services of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, so that it may submit, as soon as possible, a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Covenant in conformity with the Committee's revised guidelines and with particular emphasis on the issues raised and concerns expressed in the present concluding observations (concluding observations, para. 25).	As soon as possible
The Committee also encourages the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, through its programme of advisory services and technical cooperation, to make expert assistance available to the Government for the purpose of formulating policies on economic, social and cultural rights and developing the implementation of coherent and comprehensive plans of action for the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as for developing adequate means of evaluating and monitoring their realization (concluding observations, para. 25).

In accordance with articles 2.1 and 23 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the specialized agencies are invited to supply the Committee with supplementary information and comments relevant to the status and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in Solomon Islands, thereby assisting the Committee and the State party to identify appropriate measures designed to implement the Covenant in Solomon Islands. The Committee invites the State party to participate in a dialogue to be held during the Committee's twenty first session together with representatives of the relevant specialized agencies,	Twenty first session, 19 November 1999, 38th meeting
such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, FAO, WHO, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF and UNESCO. The Committee expresses its belief that only by means of a constructive dialogue between the State party, the above institutions and the Committee can an adequate and realistic appraisal of the feasible development and human rights strategies be achieved for the benefit of all citizens of Solomon Islands (concluding observations, para. 28).

CESCR E/C.12/2000/3

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT

Follow-up to the consideration of reports under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant

Annex

FOLLOW-UP BY STATES PARTIES TO THE CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (status as at 31 January 2000)

State party	Report/summary records/concluding observations	Follow-up measures requested	Deadline	Action taken
Solomon Islands

(without report)	E/C.12/1/Add.33 (twentieth session)	The Committee recommends that the Government of Solomon Islands avail itself of the advisory services of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, so that it may submit, as soon as possible, a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Covenant in conformity with the Committee's revised guidelines and with particular emphasis on the issues raised and concerns expressed in the present concluding observations (concluding observations, para. 25).

As soon as possible
The Committee also encourages the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, through its programme of advisory services and technical cooperation, to make expert assistance available to
the Government for the purpose of formulating policies on economic, social and cultural rights and developing the implementation of coherent and comprehensive plans of action for the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as for developing adequate means of evaluating and monitoring their realization (concluding observations, para. 25).

In accordance with articles 2.1 and 23 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the specialized agencies are invited to supply the Committee with supplementary information and comments relevant to the status and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in Solomon Islands, thereby assisting the Committee and the State party to identify appropriate measures designed to implement the Covenant in Solomon Islands. The Committee invites the State party to participate in a dialogue to be held during the Committee's twenty-first session together with	Twenty-first session, 19 Nov. 1999

38th meeting	The following United Nations bodies and specialized agencies provided the Committee with the requested information: UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, The World Bank, IMF, WTO.

representatives of the relevant specialized agencies, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, FAO, WHO, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF and UNESCO. The Committee expresses its belief that only by means of a constructive dialogue between the State party, the above institutions and the Committee can an adequate and realistic appraisal of the feasible development and human rights strategies be achieved for the benefit of all citizens of Solomon Islands (concluding observations, para. 28).

A representative of the State party participated in the discussion the Committee held on 19 November 1999.
E/2000/22, Chapter VI (twenty-first session)	The Committee acknowledged with appreciation the willingness of the Government of Solomon Islands to cooperate with the Committee and encouraged it to finalize as soon as possible the drafting of its initial report on the implementation of the Covenant and submit it to the Committee for its consideration.

The Committee acknowledged with appreciation the contribution of Specialized Agencies (the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Trade Organization (WTO), United Nations organs (the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and non-governmental
organizations (the Centre for Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)) to the Committee's review of the state of implementation of the Covenant by the Government of Solomon Islands. The Committee expresses its particular appreciation to the United Nations Development Programme for the assistance provided to the Government of Solomon Islands in response to the Committee's Concluding Observations of May 1999.

CESCR E/2000/22

Chapter VI

FOLLOW-UP TO THE COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS UNDER ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT

410. At its 37th meeting (twenty-first session), held on 19 November 1999, the Committee reconsidered the situation in the Solomon Islands regarding the implementation of the Covenant. During its 24th meeting (twentieth session), held on 11 May 1999, the Committee had considered the state of implementation of the Covenant by the Government of Solomon Islands and, in the absence of a State party report, the Committee decided to adopt concluding observations on the Solomon Islands (E/C.12/1/Add.33). The objective of the reconsideration was to determine the possibilities by which the Committee, as well as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, specialized agencies and other organs of the United Nations could assist the Government of Solomon Islands in complying with its obligations under the Covenant.

411. In his statement to the Committee, the representative of the Government of Solomon Islands elaborated on the present situation in the Solomon Islands and on the political, social and economic difficulties which plague the Government and the citizens. In particular, he described the problems that resulted from the recent ethnic conflicts on the main islands of Guadalcanal and Malaita, as well as the acute lack of resources and experts, such as health workers and educators. He welcomed assistance and aid from the international community, but warned that, in providing this international assistance and aid, the limited capacity of the Solomon Islands to absorb and effectively make use of the help given, as well as the specific civil, cultural, economic, political and social circumstances of the country, should be taken into consideration. To illustrate this, he mentioned the problems faced by the Government of Solomon Islands with regard to the servicing of foreign debt and loans.

412. Statements were made by the following specialized agencies, programmes and organs of the United Nations: FAO, IMF, UNDP and WTO.

413. Statements were also made by the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, the Centre for Housing Rights and Evictions and the International Commission of Jurists.

414. The main issues raised were: the role of international organizations in assisting the Solomon Islands in complying with its obligations under the Covenant, both regarding the realization of economic, social and cultural rights and with regard to the reporting procedure; and the suggestion of organizing a national summit in the Solomon Islands, with the technical assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, with a view to informing all relevant national and international parties of the importance of economic, social and cultural rights in the Solomon Islands, in accordance with the suggestions and recommendations in the concluding observations made by the Committee in May 1999 (see above, chap. II, paras. 184 to 212).

415. The Committee acknowledges with appreciation the willingness of the Government of Solomon Islands to cooperate with the Committee and encourages it to finalize as soon as possible the drafting of its initial report on the implementation of the Covenant and to submit it to the Committee for its consideration.

416. The Committee also acknowledges with appreciation the contribution of the specialized agencies, United Nations organs and non-governmental organizations to the Committee review of the state of implementation of the Covenant by the Government of Solomon Islands. The Committee expresses its particular appreciation to UNDP for the assistance provided to the Government of Solomon Islands in response to the Committee's concluding observations of May 1999.

CESCR E/C.12/2001/3

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT

Follow-up to the consideration of reports under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant

Annex

FOLLOW-UP BY STATES PARTIES TO THE CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (status as at 1 January 2001)

State party	Report/summary records/concluding observations	Follow-up measures requested	Deadline	Action taken
Solomon Islands

(without report)	E/C.12/1/Add.33 (twentieth session)	The Committee recommends that the Government of Solomon Islands avail itself of the advisory services of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, so that it may submit, as soon as possible, a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Covenant in conformity with the Committee's revised guidelines and with particular emphasis on the issues raised and concerns expressed in the present concluding observations (concluding observations, para. 25).

As soon as possible
The Committee also encourages the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, through its programme of advisory services and technical cooperation, to make expert assistance available to
the Government for the purpose of formulating policies on economic, social and cultural rights and developing the implementation of coherent and comprehensive plans of action for the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as for developing adequate means of evaluating and monitoring their realization (concluding observations, para. 25).

In accordance with articles 2.1 and 23 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the specialized agencies are invited to supply the Committee with supplementary information and comments relevant to the status and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in Solomon Islands, thereby assisting the Committee and the State party to identify appropriate measures designed to implement the Covenant in Solomon Islands. The Committee invites the State party to participate in a dialogue to be held during the Committee's twenty-first session together with representatives	Twenty-first session, 19 Nov. 1999

38th meeting	The following United Nations bodies and specialized agencies provided the Committee with the requested information: UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, The World Bank, IMF, WTO.

of the relevant specialized agencies, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, FAO, WHO, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF and UNESCO. The Committee expresses its belief that only by means of a constructive dialogue between the State party, the above institutions and the Committee can an adequate and realistic appraisal of the feasible development and human rights strategies be achieved for the benefit of all citizens of Solomon Islands (concluding observations, para. 28).

A representative of the State party participated in the discussion the Committee held on 19 November 1999.
E/2000/22, Chapter VI (twenty-first session)	The Committee acknowledged with appreciation the willingness of the Government of Solomon Islands to cooperate with the Committee and encouraged it to finalize as soon as possible the drafting of its initial report on the implementation of the Covenant and submit it to the Committee for its consideration.

The Committee acknowledged with appreciation the contribution of Specialized Agencies (the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Trade Organization (WTO), United Nations organs (the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and non-governmental
organizations (the Centre for Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)) to the Committee's review of the state of implementation of the Covenant by the Government of Solomon Islands. The Committee expresses its particular appreciation to the United Nations Development Programme for the assistance provided to the Government of Solomon Islands in response to the Committee's concluding observations of May 1999.

CESCR E/C.12/2002/3

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT

Follow-up to the consideration of reports under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant

Annex

FOLLOW-UP BY STATES PARTIES TO THE CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (status as at 1 January 2002)

State party	Report/summary records/concluding observations	Follow-up measures requested	Deadline	Action taken
Solomon Islands

(without report)

E/C.12/1/Add.33 (twentieth session)	The Committee recommends that the Government of Solomon Islands avail itself of the advisory services of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, so that it may submit, as soon as possible, a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Covenant in conformity with the Committee's revised guideline s and with particular emphasis on the issues raised and concerns expressed in the present concluding observations (concluding observations, para. 25).

The Committee also encourages the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, through its programme of advisory services and technical	As soon as possible
cooperation, to make expert assistance available to the Government for the purpose of formulating policies on economic, social and cultural rights and developing the implementation of coherent and comprehensive plans of action for the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as for developing adequate means of evaluating and monitoring their realization (concluding observations, para. 25).

In accordance with articles 2.1 and 23 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the specialized agencies are invited to supply the Committee with supplementary information and comments relevant to the status and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in Solomon Islands, thereby assisting the Committee and the State party to identify appropriate measures designed to implement the Covenant in Solomon Islands. The Committee invites the State party to participate in a dialogue to be held during the Committee's twenty-first session together with representatives	Twenty-first session, 19 November 1999

38th meeting	The following United Nations bodies and specialized agencies provided the Committee with the requested information: UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, The World Bank, IMF, WTO.

A representative of the State party
of the relevant specialized agencies, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, FAO, WHO, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF and UNESCO. The Committee expresses its belief that only by means of a constructive dialogue between the State party, the above institutions and the Committee can an adequate and realistic appraisal of the feasible development and human rights strategies be achieved for the benefit of all citizens of Solomon Islands (concluding observations, para. 28).	participated in the discussion the Committee held on 19 November 1999.
E/2000/22, Chapter VI (twenty-first session)	The Committee acknowledged with appreciation the willingness of the Government of Solomon Islands to cooperate with the Committee and encouraged it to finalize as soon as possible the drafting of its initial report on the implementation of the Covenant and submit it to the Committee for its consideration.

Initial report was submitted by the State party on 2 July 2001
The Committee acknowledged with appreciation the contribution of Specialized Agencies (the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)), United Nations organs (the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)), and non-governmental organizations (the Centre for Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)) to the Committee's review of the state of implementation of the Covenant by the
Government of Solomon Islands. The Committee expresses its particular appreciation to the United Nations Development Programme for the assistance provided to the Government of Solomon Islands in response to the Committee's concluding observations of May 1999.

CESCR E/C.12/2003/3 (2003)

FOLLOW-UP TO THE CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS UNDER ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT

Annex

FOLLOW-UP BY STATES PARTIES TO THE CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (status as at 1 January 2003)

State party	Report/summary records/concluding observations	Follow-up measures requested	Deadline	Action taken
Solomon Islands	E/1990/5/Add.50

E/C.12/2002/SR.38 and 39

E/C.12/1/Add.84 (twenty-ninth session)	The Committee confirmed that, if the State party so wishes, it is willing to undertake a country mission to the Solomon Islands, with a view to assisting the State party implement its obligations under the Covenant, in the light of its concluding observations (concluding observations, para. 34).

The Committee requested the State party to submit its second periodic report by 30 June 2005 (concluding observations, para. 35).

CESCR, E/C.12/2007/2 (2007)

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT

Recommendations for follow-up information or exchanges, made within the context of the consideration of reports under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant

Annex

FOLLOW-UP BY STATES PARTIES TO THE CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (status as at 1 September 2007)

State party	Report/summary records/concluding

obser v a t i o n s	Follow-up measures requested	Deadline	Action taken
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Solomon

Islands	E/C.12/1/Add.84	The Committee confirmed that, if the State party so wishes, it is willing to undertake a country mission to the Solomon Islands, with a view to assisting the State party implement its obligations under the Covenant, in the light of its concluding observations (para. 34).	From 2002

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