The study reviews the extent to which the design and implementation of these policies take into account the contemporary interpretation of rights related to the family included in human rights treaties and the commitment to achieve gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls as required by the 2030 Agenda. The recognition of the family as the foundation of society requiring protection and assistance is also included in regional human rights instruments such as the Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Protocol of San Salvador, e.g., art. If families human rights treaties." The African Charter differs from other human rights instruments because it not only enshrines the duty of States to protect and assist the family (art.18) but also includes several 'duties'for individuals, such as the duty towards his/her family (art. This section is based on Sepulveda 2003, Chapter III.