Finally, in 2006, Bechtel settled for a token amount in the wake of an international campaign against the company. The ICESCR recognizes that a country has obligations with regard to the realization of economic and social rights beyond its borders.137 However, it does not define how this obligation is to be interpreted or applied and, as a result, 'international assistance' is often interpreted narrowly as the obligation of high-income countries to provide ODA to poor countries. However, whether ODA contributes to the realization of rights varies depending on how it is used.