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UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - General Comments

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights publishes its interpretation of the content of human rights provisions, in the form of general comments on thematic issues.

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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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2. The right to social security encompasses the right to access and maintain benefits, whether in cash or in kind, without discrimination in order to secure protection, inter alia, from (a) lack of work-related income caused by sickness, disability, maternity, employment injury, unemployment, old age, or death of a family member; (b) unaffordable access to health care; (c) insufficient family support, particularly for children and adult dependents.

IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SECURITY FOR WOMEN

FULL TEXT IS ATTACHED.

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GENERAL

E/C.12/GC/19

4 February 2008

Original: ENGLISH

Economic and Social Council

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL

AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

Thirty-Ninth Session

5-23 November 2007 

GENERAL COMMENT NO. 19

RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY

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