Plan International - Girls' Rights Platform - Girls' rights are human rights: Positioning girls at the heart of the international agenda

UNITED NATIONS E Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/C.12/GC/19 4 February 2008 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Thirty-ninth session 5-23 November 2007 GENERAL COMMENT NO. 191 The right to social security (art. 9) 1 Adopted on 23 November 2007. GE.08-40397 (E) 070208