In accordance with Commission resolution 2000/82, which established the mandate of the independent expert, the general objectives of the mission were: (a) to examine the effects of the burden of foreign debt, and the policies adopted to face them, on the capacity of the Government to adopt policies and programmes for the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights; (b) to engage in dialogue with the Government, United Nations bodies and specialized agencies and the civil society in their efforts to secure these rights; (c) to follow up on relevant concluding observations and recommendations from the treaty bodies; and (d) to recommend measures and actions that could be taken to alleviate such effects.
In accordance with Commission resolution 2000/82, which established the mandate of the independent expert, the general objectives of the mission were: (a) to examine the effects of the burden of foreign debt, and the policies adopted to face them, on the capacity of the Government to adopt policies and programmes for the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights; (b) to engage in dialogue with the Government, United Nations bodies and specialized agencies and the civil society in their efforts to secure these rights; (c) to follow up on relevant concluding observations and recommendations from the treaty bodies; and (d) to recommend measures and actions that could be taken to alleviate such effects.