Yemeni authorities are failing to meet their international legal obligations to protect socio-economic rights for millions of Yemenis, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural.
After more than seven years of protracted conflict, the Yemeni government has not made progress in meeting their obligations to protect Yemenis’ right to health and to an adequate standard of living.
Out of a population of 30 million, more than 23 million people in Yemen, including nearly 13 million children, remain in need of humanitarian assistance.
The committee, which monitors compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, will meet in a new session beginning February 13, 2023. Yemen is a party to the treaty.
