General Comments and Statements The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) publishes its interpretation of the content of human rights provisions, in the form of General Comments on thematic issues. The CESCR has issued following subjects: general comments Title on the Date Reporting by States 1989 International Technical Assistance Measures (Article 21) 1990 Nature of State Parties Obligations (Art 2.(1)) 1990 Right to Adequate Housing 1991 Persons with Disabilities 1994 The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of older Persons Right to Adequate Housing; Forced Evictions (Art. 11(1)) 1995 1997 The Relationship between i Economic Sanctions and Respect for Economic, Social, Cultural Rights t 9 | The Domestic Application of the Covenant 10 | The Role of National Institutions in the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1997 1998 1998 11 | Plans of Action for Primary Education (Art. 14) 1999 Gc No. Title , Date 12 | Right to Adequate Food (Art. 11) 1999 13 | Right to Education (Art. 13) 1999 14 | Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health (Art 12) 2000 15 | Right to Water (Arts 11 and 12) 2002 16 | The Equal Right of Men and Women to the enjoyment of All Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Art 3) 2005 17 | The right of everyone to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author (Art. 15 (1) (c)) 2005 18 | The Right to work (art. 6) 2005 19 | The right to social security 2008 20 | Non-Discrimination in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Art, 2, para, 2) 2009 21 | Right of everyone to take part in cultural life 2009 Relevant to the Report of the Philippines are the complete text of General Comments Nos. 4, 7,9, 10, 14 and 16. This inclusion provides quick and ready reference for dutyholders tasked to coordinate the national process on the next periodic report to the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. GENERAL COMMENTS AND STATEMENTS 17