Defending Dignity A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights List of abbreviations iv AAAQ Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability, Adequate Quality APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CESR Center for Economic and Social Rights CPI consumer price index CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ESCR economic, social and cultural rights GDP gross domestic product ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICMW International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families IMF International Monetary Fund MDGs Millennium Development Goals NGO(s) non-governmental organization(s) NHRI(s) national human rights institution(s) ODA official development assistance OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights SMART Specific, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, Time-bound UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USD United States dollars VAT value-added tax WHO World Health Organization