The introduction to annex III (General comments) of the Committee's 1989 report to the Economic and Social Council (E/1989/22) explains the purpose of the general comments as follows:
它们至今提交的报告解释了在执行《公约》方面可能出现的许多问题，但尚未提供关于享受经济、社会和文化权利的全球情况的全貌。