The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation 2015, para. 16
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Deeply alarmed that, every year, almost 700,000 children under 5 years of age die as a result of water and sanitation-related diseases, 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
Consensus
Topic(s)
Health
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2015), A/RES/70/169, PP 16.