UNITED NATIONS E Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/C.12/1995/6 7 June 1995 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights SURINAME 1. The consideration of the initial report of Suriname concerning the rights covered by articles 1 to 15 of the Covenant (E/199/5/Add.20), which had been initiated by the Committee during its 11th session in November 1994, was resumed at the 13th, 15th and 16th meetings on 9 and 10 May 1995 in view of the fact that it had not been possible to fully clarify a number of serious concerns about the implementation of the Covenant at the previous session. Having considered the report of Suriname, the Committee adopted* the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the initial report, which was largely drafted in accordance with the Committee’s guidelines, and the supplementary information provided orally by the delegation representing the State party during the consideration of the report. The Committee welcomes the dialogue established between it and the State party, which although realized after some delay, it considers to have been frank and highly constructive in enabling the Committee to gain a clear understanding of the extent of the State party’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. At the same time, the Committee regrets it did not receive the replies to the questions contained in its List of Issues in writing. It further notes that some of these questions remained unanswered. _________________________ * At the 27th meeting (twelfth session), held on 18 May 1995. GE.95-16907