Proper sanitation becomes separate UN human right in enhanced fight against deadly infections
“It key30262 gives people a clearer perception of the right, strengthening their capacity to claim this right when the State fails to provide the services or when they are unsafe, unaffordable, key30267 inaccessible or with inadequate privacy,” UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of safe drinking water and sanitation Léo Heller key30256 said.
The Assembly adopted a resolution earlier this month recognizing the distinct nature of the right to sanitation in relation to the right to key30260 safe drinking water, while keeping the key30265 rights together. Mr. Heller said it would help governments and non-governmental organizations to specifically key30266 focus on what needs to be done to realize the right.
Lack of sanitation has a knock-on effect, affecting the pursuit and enjoyment of other human key30261 rights. It obstructs the right to health and life. Poor sanitation exacerbates the transmission of infectious diseases such as cholera, typhoid and hepatitis. Lack of sanitation hampers the right to education.
A key30258 recent UN study found that more key30259 443 million school days are lost every year due to sanitation and water related issues. Inadequate sanitation facilities are a common barrier for school attendance, particularly for
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“It is hoped that this will key30264 have a direct key30270 impact on those women, children, people key30257 with disabilities and marginalised individuals and groups who currently lack key30269 access to sanitation…an opportunity to highlight their plight,” Mr. Heller key30268 said.
“The move to making sanitation its own human right means that we can directly address the particular human rights challenges associated with sanitation.”
In addition, having sanitation as its own right means that there can be change in approach and understanding, demonstrating that sanitation is not solely tied to water, he added.
Worldwide provision of clean water and sanitation is the sixth of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted key30263 by the UN in September as part of the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.