The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights Committee is concerned with the promotion and protection of economic, social, cultural, and environmental human rights, and it undertakes the following:

1. Participation with the competent authorities and entities in developing a national action plan for the promotion and protection of human rights in the country, or any plans concerned with economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights, and proposing a mechanism for its implementation.

 2. Submit proposals, recommendations, and advice to the competent authorities and entities in the field of economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights and follow up. 

3. Following up on achieving the goals included in international charters, covenants, and agreements related to economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights, to which the country is a party.

4. Submitting suggestions to the competent authorities about the appropriateness of legislation and laws related to the practice of economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights to international charters, covenants, and agreements to which the country is a party, and following up in cooperation with the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee. 

5. Expressing an opinion on the national reports submitted by the country to international organisations concerned with issues of economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights in coordination with the International Relations and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee.

6. Participation in local events, and regional and international forums concerned with the field of competence.

7.  Participation in proposals for awareness programs on economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights, in coordination with the Committee for the Promotion of Human Rights Culture. 

8. Contribution to the preparation of the annual report submitted by the NHRI on the situation of economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights in the country. 

9. Following up and coordinating with International Relations and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee to respond to the observations received by the country from international organisations in the field of economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights.

10. Participation with the Complaints, Monitoring, and Field Visits Committee in the procedures concerned with complaints, monitoring of violations or abuses, and field visits in the field of competence.

11. Any other competencies referred to the committee by the chairperson, deputy chairperson, or board members.