16- المشاورة الدولية بشأن الحقوق الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية في الأنشطة الإنمائية للمؤسسات الدولية، التي نُظِّمت بالتعاون مع المجلس العالي للتعاون الدولي (فرنسا) (الدورة الخامسة والعشرون، 2001)؛
This follows from article 11, paragraph 1, and article 12, which speak of the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to health, as well as from article 2, paragraph 1, of the Covenant, which obliges each State party to take the necessary steps to the maximum of its available resources. A State which is unwilling to use the maximum of its available resources for the realization of the right to water is in violation of its obligations under the Covenant.