| He also met with high-level technical experts within the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Tadamoun Agency | From 4 to 8 May, the Special Rapporteur undertook field visits to the wilayas of Gorgol, Brakna and Trarza |
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| b Recognition of economic and social rights In international forums, Mauritania has consistently reaffirmed its obligations in relation to economic, social and cultural rights | Obtaining the document is expensive for those living in extreme poverty, for appeals procedures one must go to the courts, and a host of bureaucratic arrangements have been introduced by law and practice which have the effect of deterring many applicants, most of whom happen to be Black |
These groups make up over two-thirds of the population, but various policies serve to render their needs and rights invisible.
8| Women are particularly affected by the virtual total absence of pre-natal and post-natal care | I also met with a number of Directors-General and heads of national institutions, local representatives of ministries and national institutions, governors Wali , prefects hakem , mayors, the representatives of the relevant international agencies, ambassadors of States represented in Mauritania, and civil society representatives |
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| e Accurate and disaggregated data Mauritania has a strong professional Office of National Statistics, but the ways in which many statistics are collected, analysed and presented by the Government bears the hallmarks of political interference | Nor do the key rights seem to be recognized in any meaningful way in legislative form |
Since the time of the adoption of the NSPS, most social protection efforts of the Mauritanian Government have however focused narrowly on food assistance, which is only one of the five pillars of the NSPS.