A/HRC/40/29 and quality, these rights can further guide efforts towards the implementation of the Goals at the national level. 36. An example of the practical guidance offered by economic, social and cultural rights to empower people is contained in the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security, adopted by the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2004. The Voluntary Guidelines contain 19 guidelines, which incorporate much of the content of general comment No. 12 (1999) on the right to adequate food of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and additional provisions that should be considered by Member States, non-governmental organizations and other actors for the advancement of the right to food at the national level. For example, Guideline 7 on the legal framework calls on States to recognize the right to food in their national law. Guideline 13 on support for vulnerable groups encourages States to systematically undertake disaggregated analyses on food insecurity and vulnerability and to establish transparent and non-discriminatory criteria for food assistance so that no one is left behind. 37. Since the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines, there has been significant advancement in the legislative recognition of the right to food worldwide. Latin America has led the way with Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) adopting food and nutrition laws containing elements of the right to food. Building on the Voluntary Guidelines, FAO has outlined five steps for implementing the right to food at the national level: (a) advocacy and training to empower individuals to claim their right to food; (b) information and assessment to identify rights holders at risk of being left behind; (c) access to justice for empowered rights holders to seek remedy when their rights are violated; (d) effective action, strategy and coordination, with meaningful participation of rights holders themselves; and (e) measuring impact by applying rights-based monitoring.17 38. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is central to living a life in dignity and upholding human rights. Yet billions of people still do not enjoy these fundamental human rights. Women, and particularly girls, are most affected by the lack of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities. Greater efforts are needed to provide them with opportunities to enhance their capacities and engagement. This means alleviating them of the burden of fetching water and providing dignity through adequate sanitation services. Lack of such services often prevents girls from attending school and developing the means to empower themselves. 39. As an illustrative example of a participatory approach to water management, in large informal settlements of Kisumu, Kenya, Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company installed meter chambers at various points on their bulk water supply network and appointed master operators, selected by each community, to run the water supply from those chambers. This approach aimed at improving the water-provisioning services and facilitating greater stakeholder participation in decision-making. Over time, the approach had a positive impact on both the extent and quality of the services residents received. In 2012, the project served around 64,000 people through 366 kiosks and 590 individual household connections. Prices for water decreased from US$ 0.20 to US$ 0.03 per 20 litres and there were fewer water shortages. Women and children travelled shorter distances and spent less time for water collection. Residents were also empowered to influence decisions at the utility, while also serving as master operators. C. Right to work 40. Work, as a human right, is not only essential for realizing other human rights but is an inseparable and inherent part of human dignity. 18 Decent work means more than economic empowerment: it is key to equality, dignity, justice and human development and 17 18 10 The Right to Food in Practice: Implementation at the National Level (Rome, 2006). Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, general comment No. 18 (2005) on the right to work, para. 1.