The rights of rural women and girls to water and sanitation are not only essential rights in themselves but also key to the realization of a wide range of other rights, including rights to health, food, education and participation.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 34, Rights of rural women (2016), para. 81.