the Committee and other pertinent bodies will need to emphasize the utilization of those indicators which are to a substantial degree universally compatible or possessing some form of comparability in terms of the legal duties of States assumed under the Covenant and other instruments containing economic, social and cultural rights. Although the issue of relativity between countries must be kept in mind, approaching this issue from the angle of either a "core content" of certain rights or a "minimum threshold approach" (to be explored below) can assist, at least partially, in alleviating these and other technical problems. On the other hand, it is evident that the domestic collection of indicators relevant to the norms of the Covenant is emerging as a basis upon which compliance with the obligations therein can be discerned. 14. The criteria used in the selection of indicators are also extremely important. The overall utility of a particular Indicator will depend largely on its intended use. While nimierous uses of indicators can be envisioned, it is obvious that not all indicators are relevant to the realization of economic, social and cultural rights or to the broader issue of development. Should human rights organs wish to use indicators in a meaningful way, they will need to consider a variety of issues prior to doing so. Criteria will need to be developed concerning a wide measure of important points. As a reference, UNRISD has considered the following seven criteria for indicator selection in its own work; (a) Availability of data; whether a sufficient number of countries, developing as well as developed, have data on the indicator or data from which the indicator can be constructed; (b) Comparability; whether the indicator is operationally defined in the same way and used to coxint to measure the same things in different countries;
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of indicators to measure the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights, which are closely related to human development and the fulfillment of human rights obligations. The text highlights the importance of considering various criteria in selecting indicators, including availability of data, comparability, and relevance to the realization of human rights.

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