A/HRC/4/62 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1-2 4 II. ACTIVITIES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM SELECTED DEVELOPMENTS ................................................. 3 - 19 4 A. Intergovernmental bodies .................................................... 3-4 4 B. Treaty bodies ....................................................................... 5-7 5 C. Special procedures ............................................................... 8 - 15 5 D. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ................................................................ 16 - 19 7 ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS IN CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES .................... 20 - 50 8 A. The importance of economic, social and cultural rights ...... 22 - 26 8 B. Economic, social and cultural rights in conflict .................. 27 - 32 9 C. The realization of economic, social and cultural rights in post-conflict settings ........................................................ 33 - 50 11 CONCLUSION ............................................................................ 51 - 54 18 III. IV.