{"id":47,"date":"2025-12-30T14:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhs76.net?p=47"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:46:47","slug":"50-years-ago-the-international-covenant-on-economic-social-and-cultural-rights-adopted-by-the-united-nations-general-assembly-comes-into-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhs76.net\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"January 3, 1976 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, by the UN General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-1976-auto-post\">\n<div class=\"event-badge\">50 Years Ago Today<\/div>\n<div class=\"event-date-display\">January 3, 1976<\/div>\n<div class=\"event-content\">\n<p>The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) on 16 December 1966 through GA. Resolution 2200A (XXI), and came into force on 3 January 1976. It commits its parties to work toward the granting of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) to all individuals including those living in Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories. The rights include labour rights, the right to health, the right to education, and the right to an adequate standard of living. As of August 2025, the Covenant has 173 parties. A further five countries, including the United States, have signed but not ratified the Covenant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"event-source\"><em>Source: Wikipedia &#8211; 1976<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n            .class-1976-auto-post {\n                background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5f7fa 0%, #e3e7ed 100%);\n                padding: 30px;\n                border-radius: 15px;\n                margin: 20px 0;\n            }\n            .event-badge {\n                background: linear-gradient(45deg, #d4af37, #f4d03f);\n                color: #2c3e50;\n                padding: 10px 25px;\n                border-radius: 25px;\n                font-weight: bold;\n                text-align: center;\n                display: inline-block;\n                margin-bottom: 20px;\n                text-transform: uppercase;\n                letter-spacing: 1px;\n                font-size: 14px;\n            }\n            .event-date-display {\n                font-size: 20px;\n                color: #667eea;\n                font-weight: bold;\n                margin-bottom: 15px;\n                text-transform: uppercase;\n            }\n            .event-content {\n                background: white;\n                padding: 25px;\n                border-radius: 10px;\n                line-height: 1.8;\n            }\n            .event-source {\n                font-style: italic;\n                color: #7f8c8d;\n                margin-top: 20px;\n                padding-top: 15px;\n                border-top: 1px solid #ecf0f1;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 Years Ago Today January 3, 1976 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) on 16 December 1966 through GA. Resolution 2200A (XXI), and came into force on 3 January 1976. 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