Integrating non-discrimination and equality into the post-2015 development agenda for water, sanitation and hygiene 2012, para. 17
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The target on water and sanitation, for example, has encouraged Governments to allocate resources towards improving access to water. In recent years, there is more attention to access to sanitation, in part owing to its notorious status as one of the ''most off track'' of the targets. Monitoring of issues such as open defecation has moved policymakers to recognize significant issues relating to dignity, health and human rights. Some Governments have initiated campaigns to eradicate open defecation practices. As such, in her country missions, the Special Rapporteur has observed that the monitoring of access to water and sanitation services has provided decisive information to encourage and convince Governments, policymakers and donors to revisit their policies and to engage more effectively with the water and sanitation sector, in order to ensure the provision of services.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation