E/C.12/SWE/CO/5 page 2 4. The Committee welcomes the adoption of a second human rights national action plan for the period of 2006-2009, which includes specific programmes on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. 5. The Committee notes with satisfaction the adoption of comprehensive legislative framework, namely the Anti-Discrimination Act, which extends the current protection against discrimination in the State party and will enter into force in January 2009. 6. The Committee welcomes that the combined Ombudsman office complies with the Paris Principles and that its mandate includes the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. 7. The Committee notes the various initiatives, programmes and policies with regard to the realization of the right to work, aimed at groups whose access to employment is limited, such as young persons and older people, persons who have been on long-term social assistance and persons of foreign background. 8. The Committee notes with satisfaction that access to social security assistance is not based upon nationality but rather residency within the State party. 9. The Committee welcomes the steps taken to combat violence against women, in particular the adoption of an ‛action plan to combat men’s violence against women, violence and oppression in the name of honour and violence in same-sex relationships’. 10. The Committee notes with appreciation the efforts taken to continue ensuring the high standard of health in the State party and that health care is accessible to all, including undocumented persons. 11. The Committee reiterates the acknowledgment expressed in its previous concluding observations (E/C.12/1/Add.70, para. 7) that the State party continues to allocate 0.7 per cent or more of its gross domestic product to development cooperation. It also welcomes the State party’s commitment to the Global Compact. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Covenant 12. The Committee notes the absence of any significant factors or difficulties preventing the effective implementation of the Covenant in the State party. D. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations 13. The Committee reiterates its concern expressed in its previous concluding observations (E/C.12/1/Add.70, para. 15) that the Covenant has still not been given full effect in the State party’s domestic law and cannot be directly invoked before courts. It regrets the lack of information regarding court decisions which contain references to the provisions of the Covenant, and as to whether the State party considers economic, social and cultural rights justiciable. The Committee recommends once again (E/C.12/1/Add.70, para. 27) that the State party should take all appropriate steps to guarantee the full effect of the Covenant provisions in its domestic legal system, with a view to ensuring that the Covenant