The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation 2017, para. 19
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Deeply alarmed that water, sanitation and hygiene-related diseases hit children the hardest and that, in humanitarian crises, including in times of conflict or natural disaster, children suffer the most from interruptions in water and sanitation services, and underscoring that progress on reducing child mortality, morbidity and stunting is linked to children’s and women’s access to safe drinking water and sanitation,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Humanitarian
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Year
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2017), A/RES/72/178, PP 19.