national holidays and events, religious celebrations and on special occasions. Furthermore, access to radio, TV including Satellite TV services and print media also helps them get informed on national and international affairs. C. Social, Economic and Cultural rights (i) Macro Level Effort and orientation as a context 84. In the last 18 years economic, social and cultural progress entailed a major dimension of the national development that nurtures promotion of basic rights. The institutional and legal framework of the State respects the equal rights of citizens to access publicly funded social services within the limit of its resources. It additionally protects the social welfare of all its citizens, especially those disadvantaged and vulnerable. In the above context, sector policies and plans have been implemented to progressively fulfill these rights. 85. After the culmination of the active fighting instigated by Ethiopia‟s aggression in the pretext of a border dispute, Eritrea embarked in a post-war development campaign named as Warsay-Yikealo (discussed more in the section on The Right to Development). This post-war development campaign aimed to revitalize the economy, improve living conditions, reinstate the social fabrics and strengthen the achievements of peace affected by war and drought. In terms of strategy the campaign focused on critical bottlenecks and maximized the exploitation of the comparative advantages to achieve progress. 86. In spite of the limiting factors of resources, hostilities and the unfavorable regional architecture not conducive for development, the campaign has made promising gains in Eritrea‟s economic, social and cultural development. The Government and the people and in particular the youth have relentlessly worked to achieve the goal which above all has been intrinsically tied to national security, national interest and the viable future of the country. The effort has been driven by the all-round development strategies and impacted on all basic rights. The following principles are the drive for the government‟s effort: human right is a primary responsibility of the State and dignified standard of life remains the epicenter of development  the state‟s commitment is based on the context, needs and human betterment ideals of the society and hence priorities are set accordingly  equal right and opportunity is sanctioned by national law  the determination to avoid deterioration of services and rights is always maintained as a priority in spite of external threats and belligerencies maximization in the utilization of available resources maintained to ensure the best interest of the people  Page 24 of 100