Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concludes forty-ninth session
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Adopts Concluding Observations on Tanzania, Ecuador, Mauritania, Bulgaria and Iceland and Observations on Equatorial Guinea and Republic of Congo
30 November 2012
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to the United Nations today concluded its forty-ninth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Tanzania, Ecuador, Mauritania, Bulgaria and Iceland on how these countries implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
The concluding observations will be available at the following link at the end of the day on Monday, 3 December.
source: United Nations Human Rights
Parley
Middle English parlai speech, probably from Middle French parlee, from Medieval Latin parabolare, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable
First Known Use: 1580*
“Parley” is a discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of a truce or points in dispute or other matters; mutual discourse.
The root of the word parley is parler, which is the French verb “to speak”.
Beginning in the High Middle Ages with the expansion of monarchs, a parley, or “talk”, was a meeting held between kings and their Chief Retainers. Parleys were part of the many changes in Europe, especially regarding governments. These meetings can be attributed to the formation of parliaments, which are derived from a similar root, parliamentum, simply meaning “talking”.**
Act V Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Drum. Enter BRUTUS, CASSIUS, and their Army; LUCILIUS, TITINIUS, MESSALA, and others
BRUTUS: They stand, and would have parley.
*Merriam-Webster
**Wikipedia (from Webster)
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