Development cooperation and the human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 24
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In 2014, France adopted legislation on international development that reaffirms its commitment to promote human rights and related principles. That legislation designates water and sanitation as a stand-alone sector in the country’s development cooperation agenda. The three priority areas designated in the legislation focus on assistance in creating national sector frameworks, including standards for water quality; sustainable water resource management; and sustainable, high-performance water and sanitation services. Those priorities partially overlap with certain elements of the normative content of the human rights to water and sanitation, but the legislation does not incorporate the full framework of those rights.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation