Similarly, Article 11, relating to the right to an adequate standard of living, provides that: 1. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of based on consent. international cooperation 2. The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through the measures, international cooperation, including specific programmes, which are needed [to protect the right to food]. The Committee explicitly highlighted importance of international “[t]he cooperation for the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and sustainable development” in its Statement in the context of the Rio+20 Conference in 2012. The Committee had issued a similar statement on sustainable development in 2002 prior to the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, emphasizing the need to uphold the principles relating to human rights in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Habitat Agenda, and other instruments on international cooperation. The Committee voiced its view that and invoking relevant human rights instruments in “[u]pholding general, and the Covenant in particular, will provide a solid legal basis for international cooperation and a sense of duty to demonstrate the seriousness of the efforts of the World Summit.” The Committee has addressed the need for international cooperation when expounding upon the requirements of individual rights under the ICESCR. For example, in relation to the right to water, General Comment No. 15 states that: International cooperation requires States parties to refrain from actions that interfere, directly or indirectly, with the enjoyment of the to water in other countries. Any activities undertaken within the State party’s jurisdiction should not deprive another country of the ability to realize the right to water for persons in its jurisdiction.
Similarly, Article 11, relating to the right to an adequate standard of living, provides that: 1. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on consent. 2. The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through international cooperation, the measures, including specific programmes, which are needed [to protect the right to food]. The Committee explicitly highlighted “[t]he importance of international cooperation for the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and sustainable development” in its Statement in the context of the Rio+20 Conference in 2012. The Committee had issued a similar statement on sustainable development in 2002 prior to the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, emphasizing the need to uphold the principles relating to human rights in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Habitat Agenda, and other instruments on international cooperation. The Committee voiced its view that “[u]pholding and invoking relevant human rights instruments in general, and the Covenant in particular, will provide a solid legal basis for international cooperation and a sense of duty to demonstrate the seriousness of the efforts of the World Summit.” The Committee has addressed the need for international cooperation when expounding upon the requirements of individual rights under the ICESCR. For example, in relation to the right to water, General Comment No. 15 states that: International cooperation requires States parties to refrain from actions that interfere, directly or indirectly, with the enjoyment of the to water in other countries. Any activities undertaken within the State party’s jurisdiction should not deprive another country of the ability to realize the right to water for persons in its jurisdiction.
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