E/C.12/ARG/CO/3 carried out in conformity with law must be prohibited and that redress must be granted to the victims of abuse. 20. The Committee is concerned that requirements to receive the universal allowance for children (Asignación Universal por Hijo), which is granted by law, in practice exclude certain groups such as migrants and their children from receiving this benefit. The Committee calls upon the State party to consider adopting all the necessary measures to ensure the unrestricted coverage of the universal allowance for children, in particular those from marginalized and disadvantaged groups, such as children of migrant workers in an irregular situation and children of persons deprived of their liberty. 21. The Committee reiterates its concern about the continuing housing deficit in the State party (E/C.12/1/Add.38 para. 20), resulting from the gap between the needs of large parts of the society and the offer of adequate and affordable accommodation. The absence of reliable official analytical data in this respect constitutes an important obstacle to addressing this problem in an effective way. The Committee is concerned that speculation with land, real estate, and construction has created difficulties in the access to housing for middle- and low-income populations. It also reiterates its concern over forced evictions of disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups in contravention of the State party’s obligations under the Covenant, which affect in particular migrants and indigenous peoples (art. 11, para. 1). The Committee urges the State party to adopt housing policies with a view to ensuring access to adequate and affordable housing with legal security of tenure for everyone. It calls upon the State party to effectively counter speculation in the land, real estate, and construction markets, in the light of the Committee’s general comment No. 4 (1991) on the right to adequate housing. The Committee also urges the State party to take specific measures, legislation or otherwise, to ensure that persons who are forcibly evicted are provided with alternative accommodation or just and fair compensation in line with the Committee’s general comment No. 7 (1997) on forced evictions. 22. The Committee reiterates its concern about the inadequate reproductive health-care services for girls and women in the State party, the shortcomings of which result in the high maternal mortality rate and the overall high rates of teenage pregnancies (E/C.12/1/Add.8, para. 24). It notes in particular significant provincial disparities. It also notes with concern that unsafe abortions remain a main cause of maternal mortality (arts. 10 and 12). The Committee urges the State party to ensure the implementation of the law on sexual and reproductive health in all provinces and guarantee affordable access for everyone, especially adolescents, to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education and services, with a view to, inter alia, addressing the high maternal mortality rate. The Committee recommends that the State party carry out programmes to raise public awareness on sexual and reproductive health. It also recommends that the State party take the necessary measures to guarantee access to legal abortions to decrease avoidable maternal deaths and that it guarantee access to health facilities, supplies and services to diminish pre- and post-abortion risks. 23. The Committee is concerned about the high level of tobacco consumption in the State party, especially among women and youth (art. 12, para. 1). The Committee recommends that the State party ratify and implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and develop effective public awareness and tax and pricing policies to reduce tobacco consumption, in particular targeting women and youth. 6