The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation 2017, para. 2
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Recognizes that the human right to safe drinking water entitles everyone, without discrimination, to have access to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic use, and that the human right to sanitation entitles everyone, without discrimination, to have physical and affordable access to sanitation, in all spheres of life, that is safe, hygienic, secure, socially and culturally acceptable and that provides privacy and ensures dignity, while reaffirming that both rights are components of the right to an adequate standard of living;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2017), A/RES/72/178, OP 2.