BENIN: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this has continued its consideration of an initial report from Benin on how that country was implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In response to questions raised by Committee Experts on Thursday afternoon, the members of Benin's delegation said that the Government was convinced that the process of decentralization would allow the population, through elections, to increase its responsibilities at the local level.