A/HRC/RES/58/9 violations, and calls upon States to strengthen their efforts to guarantee access to judicial and non-judicial remedies at the national, regional and international levels; 11. Welcomes the steps taken at the national level to implement economic, social and cultural rights, including the enactment of appropriate legislation and adjudication by national courts, and in this regard underlines the need to consider justiciability when determining the best way to give domestic legal effect to the rights contained in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; 12. Acknowledges the role of national courts in the legal enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights, which contributes to identifying gaps in legislation in regard to the realization of these rights and to assessing the compliance of States Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights towards the full realization of these rights; 13. Also acknowledges that social protection floors facilitate the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including the rights to education, social security, work, including just and favourable conditions of work, the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, an adequate standard of living, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and safe drinking water and sanitation, in accordance with the human rights obligations of States, and in this regard underlines the importance of acting consistently to establish and/or further develop such floors in compliance with the principles of non-discrimination and equality, gender equality and inclusion of persons with disabilities, transparency, participation and accountability; 14. Further acknowledges the important contribution of women and girls to sustainable development and reiterates that gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls and women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership in the economy are vital for achieving sustainable development, promoting peaceful, just and inclusive societies, enhancing sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and productivity, ending poverty in all its forms everywhere and ensuring the well-being of all; 15. Encourages the use of international human rights standards and the recommendations of the human rights bodies and mechanisms to identify the root causes of discrimination, in particular in the context of multiple and aggravated forms of discrimination, and the taking of the measures necessary to combat discrimination and inequalities, and calls upon States to identify patterns of discrimination in law, policies and practices and to address entrenched structural barriers and unequal power relations that generate and perpetuate inequality over generations; 16. Calls upon States: (a) To adopt, further develop, use and promote the use of procedures for information-gathering and measurement, including alternative measurements of progress on sustainable development to complement and go beyond gross domestic product and human rights indicators contextualized at the national level, to support decision-making processes and to measure progress in the implementation of laws, policies and actions to respect, protect and fulfil economic, social and cultural rights and to address discrimination and inequalities, noting that these procedures should respect human rights, including the right to privacy, be transparent and participatory, and allow for accountability; (b) To strengthen the role and capacity of national human rights institutions consistent with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) and of equality bodies, to protect civic space, to contribute to strengthening the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, and to provide support for stakeholders in the identification of appropriate measures for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals at the national and local levels; (c) To consider establishing and/or strengthening national mechanisms for the implementation of, reporting on and follow-up to human rights obligations and recommendations, recognizing their contribution to implementation, reporting and follow-up processes and their potential to undertake cross-cutting initiatives to strengthen the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, and to follow up on and review the progress made in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and international and national commitments made at United Nations conferences and summits; 5