21 The Right to AdequateHousing

268 The Commission still emphasises the importance of these cross-cutting obligations: it requires states to devise and periodically review national plans and policies for

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Selected international legal instruments for the protection of the economic, social and cultural rights of women and girls. l The International Covenant on Economic, Social and

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It highlights tools and resources commonly used for monitoring these rights or for addressing issues where civil and political as well as economic, social and cultural