text: UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Distr. Councii E/1986/3/Add.l3 9 December 1988 ENGLISH ORIGINALt SPANISH First regular session of 1989 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Initial reports submitted by States Parties to the Covenant concerning rights covered by Articles 10 to 12, in accordance with the second stage of the programme established by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1988 (LX) MEXICO [3 August 1988] INTRODUCTION 1. Mexico, as a State party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and in accordance with Articles 16 and 17 thereof, herewith submits to the Economic and Social Council its initial report concerning the rights covered by articles 10 to 12 of that multilateral accord. 2. By submitting this report the Government of Mexico has brought to completion the cycle of initial reports in accordance with the request by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1988 (LX). 3 . The Government of Mexico, in accordance with the general recommendations and suggestions approved by the Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, has set forth the constitutional clauses and pertinent provisions of Mexico's legislation as a whole, in addition to information on Mexican institutions and governmental policy for giving effect to the rights to protection of the family, an adequate standard of living and health. GE.88-18558 4. Mexico acceded to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 23 March 1981. The Covenant came into force for Mexico on 23 June 1981. The Sessional Working Group of Government Experts on the Implementation of the Covenant analysed in 1982 Mexico's initial report on implementation of the rights covered by articles 13 to 15 of the Covenant (E/1982/3/Add.8). In 1986 the Working Group considered Mexico's initial 
analysis: The text appears to be a report submitted by Mexico to the United Nations Economic and Social Council regarding the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The report covers specific articles (10-12) of the covenant, which relate to the rights of protection of the family, an adequate standard of living, and health. The content suggests that the report is focused on the social and economic aspects of human rights, rather than environmental, scientific, or technological issues.