WUNRN
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
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Distr. 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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