National Institution for Human Rights – Kingdom of Bahrain human rights and civil and political freedoms; proposes recommendations for sound application of these conventions; examines the national legislation and regulations concerned with civil and political human rights in order to develop them; presents its point of view on the extent of these regulations compliance with international human rights standards; makes recommendations on these regulations and amend them. The Committee carries out any other mandates referred to it by the chairman of the Institution or the Council of Commissioners. Since it was formed, the Civil and Political Rights Committee held nine ordinary regular meetings during the period from February to December of 2013. 7. The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee has the mandate to prepare reports and recommendations on anything that would protect and foster economic, social and cultural human rights to be submitted the competent authorities; expresses its opinion on issues relating to economic, social and cultural human rights referred or brought to it or to it by the chairman of the Institution or the Council of Commissioners; examines and evaluates the economic condition of citizens and residents in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of the level of income and prices; prepares proposed recommendations on these conditions to be submitted to the competent authorities; evaluates education curricula and makes remarks on them to be developed according to international standards; considers, evaluates and expresses an opinion on the progress in the exercise of economic, social and cultural rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain; follows up the public opinion issues and relevant media programs; reviews the legal guarantees for the exercise of economic, social and cultural rights; proposes appropriate recommendations; monitors the implementation of relevant international conventions and treaties; makes the necessary proposals, recommendations, and observations for the sound application of these treaties, and submits them to NIHR Council of Commissioners; expresses its opinion on the Kingdom of Bahrain accession to economic, social, and cultural rights conventions; reviews the Kingdom of Bahrain reservations on some provisions of the conventions to which it has acceded; and examines the national legislation and regulations concerned with economic, social and cultural human rights in order to develop these regulations to ensure raising the economic and cultural levels of citizens and residents to the extent that meets the international standards of human rights. The Committee carries out any other mandates referred to it by the chairman of the Institution or the Council of Commissioners. Since it was formed, the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee held eleven ordinary regular meetings during the period from February to December of 2013. SECRETARIAT 8. Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Farhan was appointed a secretary-general according to the Council of Commissioners Resolution No. 2 of 2013 made during the first procedural meeting of the council of Commissioners, under Article 9 of the Royal Decree on the Establishment of the National Institution. Article 10 entrusts the Secretary General with managing the affairs and supervising the activities of NIHR. The Secretary General reports directly to the chairman of the Institution in the performance of his duties. In particular, the Secretary General undertakes the overall supervision of the secretariat, the administrative and financial affairs of the personnel in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree on the Establishment of the Institution, the Executive Regulation, and the resolutions issued for its implementation, and the implementation of the council of Commissioners resolutions. The Secretary General prepares periodic quarterly reports every three months on the National Institution activities, the secretariat workflow, and the works performed in accordance with the plans and programs, submits these reports to the council of Commissioners, attends meetings of the standing committees, follows up the work of these committees and 16