Human rights of internally displaced persons in the context of the Post-2015 development agenda 2015, para. 65
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Secure access to safe water and sanitation can be a matter of life or death for IDPs. While national and international actors have achieved much in terms of emergency humanitarian provision of water, sanitation and hygiene for all, barriers to the provision of safe water and sanitation continue to create and exacerbate disease, illness and death among IDPs. Once humanitarian actors leave or step down their activities following conflict or disaster, the degradation of emergency water and sanitation systems remains a significant challenge for many IDPs.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/34, para. 65.