Working group on the methods of work of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations of the Executive Board

The mandate entrusted to the CR has two complementary components:

(a) on the one hand, the Committee considers all questions entrusted to the Executive Board concerning the implementation of UNESCO’s standard-setting instruments, in accordance with Article 18.1 of the Rules of Procedure concerning recommendations to Member States and international conventions; accordingly, the CR examines reports received from Member States, in particular those relating to the right to education and the fulfilment thereof;

(b) on the other hand, the Committee examines communications relating to cases and questions concerning the exercise of human rights in UNESCO’s fields of competence.

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