Africa: UN Expert - Speed Up Efforts to Achieve Human Rights to Water and Sanitation

Geneva — "The coronavirus pandemic has taught us that leaving behind the people most in need of water and sanitation services can lead to a humanitarian tragedy," said Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation. "Over the next 10 years, the human rights to water and sanitation must be a priority if we are to build just and humane societies."

He issued a statement on the anniversary of adoption on 28 July 2010 of UN General Assembly Resolution 64/292. Since then 193 States have committed to ensure access to safe drinking water and to sanitation for all. They explicitly reaffirmed their commitment to the human rights to water and sanitation in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whose Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone.

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