The right to water (Art. 11 and 12) 2002, para. 36
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States parties should ensure that their actions as members of international organizations take due account of the right to water. Accordingly, States parties that are members of international financial institutions, notably the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and regional development banks, should take steps to ensure that the right to water is taken into account in their lending policies, credit agreements and other international measures.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2002
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CESCR General Comment No. 15, The right to water (Art. 11 and 12) (2002), para. 36.