consideration in accordance the present Covenant; with the provisions of (b) The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall also transmit to the specialized agencies copies of the reports, or any relevant parts therefrom, from States Parties to the present Covenant which are also members of these specialized agencies in so far as these reports, or parts therefrom, relate to any matters which fall within the responsibilities of the said agencies in accordance with their constitutional Article 20 The States the specialized comments Parties to the agencies to the Economic present Covenant concerned and may Social and submit Council on any general recommendation under article 19 or reference to such general recommendation in any report of the Commission on Human documentation referred to therein. Rights or any Article 21 instruments. Article 17 1. The States Parties to the present Covenant shall furnish their reports in stages, in accordance with a programme to be established by the Economic and Social Council within one year of the entry into force of the present Covenant after consultation with the States Parties and the specialized agencies concerned. 2. Reports may indicate factors and difficulties affecting the degree of fulfillment of obligations under the present Covenant. 3. Where relevant information has previously been furnished to the United Nations or to any specialized agency by any State Party to the present Covenant, it will not be necessary to reproduce that information, but a precise reference to the information so furnished will suffice. Article 18 The Economic and Social Council may submit from time to time to the General Assembly reports with recommendations of a general nature and a summary of the information received from the States Parties to the present Covenant and the specialized agencies on the measures taken and the progress made in achieving general observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant. Article 22 The Economic and Social Council may bring to the attention of other organs of the United Nations, their subsidiary organs and specialized agencies concerned with furnishing technical assistance any matters arising out of the reports referred to in this part of the present Covenant which may assist such bodies in deciding, each within its field of competence, on the advisability of international measures likely to contribute to the effective progressive implementation of the present Covenant. Pursuant to its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the Economic and Social Council may make arrangements with the specialized agencies in respect of their reporting to it on the progress made in achieving the observance of the provisions of the present Covenant falling within the scope of their activities, These reports may include particulars of decisions and recommendations on such implementation adopted by their competent organs. Article 23 Article 19 Article 24 The Economic and Social Council may transmit to the Commission on Human Rights for study and general recommendation or, as appropriate, for information Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as |mpairing the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of the constitutions of the specialized agencies which define the respective responsibllities of the various organs of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies in regard to the matters dealt with in the present Covenant. the reports concerning human rights submitted by States in accordance with articles 16 and 17, and those concerning human rights submitted by the specialized agencies in accordance with article 18. The States Parties to the present Covenant agree that international action for the achievement of the rights recognized in the present Covenant includes such methods as the conclusion of conventions, the adoption of recommendations, of technical assistance meetings and technical the furnishing and the holding of regional meetings for the purpose of consultation and study organized in conjunction with the Governments concerned. UNITED NATIONS COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS 3