The human right to water and sanitation 2010, para. 4
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Deeply concerned that approximately 884 million people lack access to safe drinking water and that more than 2.6 billion do not have access to basic sanitation, and alarmed that approximately 1.5 million children under 5 years of age die and 443 million school days are lost each year as a result of water- and sanitation-related diseases,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2010
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The human right to water and sanitation (2010), A/RES/64/292, PP 4.