Bearing in mind that the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa requires taking into account the totality of the way of life and the positive cultural values of individuals and peoples in Africa to ensure the realisation of the dignity of all persons; Recognising also that the Constitutive Act of the African Union is committed to promoting the sustainable development of Africa and to the principles of gender equality, democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance and the promotion of social justice to ensure balanced economic development; Concerned about the deep conditions of poverty, inequality and insecurity that continue to prevail on the African Continent, and the many obstacles that exist to the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa; Concerned that the continuing epidemics of malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB have a negative impact on the rights of individuals not only to health but to all other rights, especially economic, social, cultural and also to political participation and the right to life, thereby emphasising the importance of concerted efforts to control these epidemics; Noting that, despite a range of initiatives to promote Africa’s development, mechanisms to ensure the effective protection and full realisation of economic, social and cultural rights continue to be inadequate in many African countries; Recognising that economic, social and cultural rights are justiciable and enforceable rights and that state parties to the African Charter have obligations to ensure that individuals and peoples’ have access to enforceable administrative and/or judicial remedies for any violation of these rights; Recognising that in the enjoyment of economic social and cultural rights, the state may only subject such rights to limitations provided that these are strictly in line with human rights principles and obligations; Solemnly proclaims these Principles and Guidelines on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the purpose of which is to assist State Parties to comply with their obligations under the African Charter; Urges that every effort is made to promote them by governments, civil society organisations, national human rights institutions, judges, lawyers, academics and their professional associations so that they become generally known to everyone in Africa; 7