A/66/255
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
3 August 2011
Original: English
Sixty-sixth session
Items 13 and 69 (b) of the provisional agenda*
Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up
to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and
summits in the economic, social and related fields
Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights
questions, including alternative approaches for improving the
effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe
drinking water and sanitation
Report of the Secretary-General
Summary
The present report is submitted to the General Assembly by. Catarina de
Albuquerque, Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and
sanitation, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 64/292, and in accordance with
Human Rights Council resolutions 15/9 and 16/2. It reviews the major issues
surrounding the resources available for the realization of the rights to water and
sanitation. Section II of the report offers a brief review of the status of resources for
the sectors. It then considers several principal sources of financing within the sectors
and offers suggestions on how these can be augmented and improved through
alignment with human rights principles, and recaps the tremendous benefits of
investing in the rights to water and sanitation. Section III considers the related
challenge of targeting resources effectively. It offers concrete examples of how
stakeholders can better utilize limited resources by keeping human rights principles
in mind. Finally, section IV addresses additional challenges to adequate financing,
such as institutional fragmentation and lack of transparency.
* A/66/150.
11-44364 (E) 220811
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