With respect to the issue of “progressive realization” of economic, social and cultural rights, the Committee notes that the principle of progressive realization is often misunderstood and interpreted to mean that those rights are not immediately applicable and are merely of aspirational character. ###>Le Comité note que l'expression «réalisation progressive» des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels est souvent mal comprise et interprétée comme signifiant que ces droits ne sont pas immédiatement applicables et ne constituent qu'une aspiration.