E UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/C.12/LYB/CO/2 25 January 2006 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Thirty-fifth session 7-25 November 2005 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the second periodic report of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/1990/6/Add.38) at its 44th to 46th meetings, held on 16 and 17 November 2005 (E/C.12/2005/SR.44-46), and adopted, at its 58th meeting held on 25 November 2005, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of the State party. It regrets, however, that the report, the written replies to the list of issues and the oral answers provided by the State party’s delegation did not contain sufficient and precise information on fundamental issues relating to the Covenant. Many of the questions asked by the Committee remained unanswered. GE.06-40215 (E) 060206