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Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the UNGA Resolution
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
On the human rights to water and sanitation: A campaign by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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“I am very grateful to be able to celebrate 10 years of work and advocacy for the human rights to water and sanitation. Together with several partners, the campaign will shine a light on the progress that has been made since 2010 towards the realisation of the human rights to water and sanitation.”
– Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation
The 2020 Campaign
Throughout 2020, the Special Rapporteur is organizing the celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the General Assembly resolution 64/292, recognizing human rights to water and sanitation. Among others, he will be sharing friendly versions of the reports he has produced as Special Rapporteur, as well as their original content in the form of shareable media, blog posts and videos, to promote the human rights to water and sanitation.
Follow the campaign on the Special Rapporteur's twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
If you would like to join the campaign by posting on social media, please use our hashtags: #mywatsanmyrights #HRWASH2020
For further questions on the campaign, please contact srwatsan@ohchr.org
Campaign schedule
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur’s report on different levels and types of services (English | Français | Español) |
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Twitter threads: English | Français | Español Instagram: @unsrwatsan Facebook.com/srwatsan Youtube video summarizing the report Inslides on SlideShare: English | Español | Français |
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Blog post: Assessing types of water, sanitation and hygiene services through a human rights lens |
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Quiz on different levels and types of water and sanitation services through human rights lens |
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Interview with the Permanent Mission of Spain |
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Timeline of the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation (English | Français | Español) |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on service regulation (English | Français | Español)
Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report Leaflet – Tools for transformation: Service Regulation (English | Français | Español) Statement made by the Special Rapporteur at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council in September 2017 |
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Twitter threads: English | Español | Français |
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Blog post: Assessing water and sanitation services regulation through a human rights lens |
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Quiz: the human rights to water and sanitation & service regulation |
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Webinar: Regulating the WASH sector from a human rights lens (13 February 2020, 3 p.m. CET) See the video of the webinar Follow the post-webinar discussion |
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Interview with the Permanent Mission of Germany |
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The normative content of the human rights to water and sanitation: Explanations and Guiding Questions (English | Français | Español) |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on gender equality (English | Français | Español)
Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report. Leaflet - Tools for transformation: Gender equality in the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (English | Français | Español) Statement made by the Special at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council in 2016 |
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Special focus on menstrual hygiene and the human rights to water and sanitation (English | Français | Español) |
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Special focus on gender identity and the human rights to water and sanitation (English | Français | Español) |
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Twitter threads: English | Español | Français Instagram: @unsrwatsan Facebook.com/srwatsan Youtube video summarizing the report: English | Español | Français SlideShare: English | Español | Français |
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Quiz: gender equality and the human rights to water and sanitation |
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Interview with Simavi See also, Simavi celebrates the 10th anniversary of the human rights to water and sanitation |
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World Water Day celebrations Video 1. Climate change: impact on the human rights to water and sanitation Video 2. Climate change: how can we prepare? Video 3. Climate change: what guidelines for water and sanitation? |
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Video: COVID19 and handwashing |
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Video COVID19 and adequate sanitation English | Français | Español |
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Video COVID19, gender and water English | Français | Español |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on spheres of life beyond the household (English | Français | Español)
Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report |
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Twitter threads: English | Français | Español |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on affordability (English | Français | Español)
Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report. Leaflet - Tools for transformation: Affordability of services for all EnglishFrançaisEspañol |
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Twitter threads: English |
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Blog: Affordable WASH for all? A human-rights based approach to affordability |
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Quiz: affordability and the human rights to water and sanitation |
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Interview with UNECE co-secretariat of the Protocol on Water and Health |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on megaprojects (English | Français | Español)
Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on development cooperation (English | Français | Español) Official version of the Special Rapporteur's first report and second report on Development Cooperation. Statement made by the Special Rapporteur at the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in 2016 Statement made by the Special Rapporteur at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in 2017 Funder briefs: France, Japan, World Bank, IDB, European Union, UNICEF |
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Blog: development cooperation and the human rights to water and sanitation |
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Quiz: development cooperation and the human rights to water and sanitation |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on forcibly displaced persons (English | Français | Español)
Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report. Statement made by the Special Rapporteur at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council in 2018. |
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Being a Special Rapporteur: experiences from Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation, Léo Heller (English | French | Spanish) |
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The human rights to water and sanitation: stories for children Join the “Color My Water and Sanitation Rights” Challenge. |
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The human right to sanitation - "Poop's travel to Dreamland" |
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“Commemoration of the 10-year anniversary: side-event at High Level Political Forum 2020” How to participate: |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on accountability (English | Français | Español)
Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report. Statement made by the Special Rapporteur (introducing the report) at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in 2018 Accountability in infographics |
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Blog: Who, how and for what? Accountability in the WASH sector |
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Quiz: Accountability in the human rights to water and sanitation |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on progressive realization (English | Français | Español) Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report Statement made by the Special Rapporteur at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council in 2018 |
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Interview with Asniya Mohamad, winner of the 1st Human Rights Youth Challenge Interview with Juliana Muller, winner of the 2nd Human Rights Youth Challenge |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on privatization and the human rights to water and sanitation (English | Français | Español) Official version of the Special Rapporteur's report |
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Friendly version of the Special Rapporteur's report on progress towards the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation (English | Français | Español) |
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Taking time machine back to 2014: "What could have been done differently?" Stocktaking of 6 years of the mandate (programme) Response to the survey |
Background
- 2020 marks the tenth year since the UN General Assembly adopted resolution explicitly recognizing the human rights to water and sanitation
In 2010, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 64/292 recognizing “the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights”. Subsequently, the Human Rights Council, in September 2010, affirmed this recognition and clarified that the right is derived from the right to an adequate standard of living (HRC res 15/9).
- 2020 is also the last year of the current Special Rapporteur’s mandate.
The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation was initially established by the UN Human Rights Council in March 2008 and appointed Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque as the first Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation. In 2014, the Human Rights Council appointed Mr. Léo Heller as the second Special Rapporteur. His second term will finish in November 2020.
- HRC calls for campaign celebrating the 10-year anniversary
At its 42nd session in September, the Human Rights Council passed a resolution requesting the Special Rapporteur to conduct a campaign celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the UNGA and HRC resolutions on the human right to water and sanitation.
