The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
A/RES/80/216
to safe drinking water and sanitation and by progressively engaging with States to
detect and remedy abuses of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation;
8.
Stresses the important role of the international cooperation and technical
assistance provided by States, specialized agencies of the United Nations system and
international and development partners, as well as by donor agencies, urges
development partners to adopt a human rights-based approach when designing and
implementing development programmes in support of national initiatives and plans
of action related to the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, and invites
regional and international organizations to complement efforts by States to
progressively realize the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation in
accordance with their respective mandates;
9.
Calls upon Member States, in order to effectively respond to and achieve
sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from health crises such as pandemics and
their consequences, to urgently, inter alia, enhance efforts to realize the human rights
to safe drinking water and sanitation, as well as ensure access to hand-washing and
hygiene, and, by 2030, implement integrated water resources management, at all
levels, including through collaborative approaches, in order to ensure a sustainable
supply of water for life, agriculture and food production and other ecosystem services
and other benefits;
10. Also calls upon Member States to expand international cooperation and
capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related
activities and programmes, including sustainable water harvesting, environmentally
sustainable desalination technologies, water efficiency, wastewater treatment,
recycling and reuse technologies;
11. Further calls upon Member States to enhance global partnerships for
sustainable development as a means to achieve and sustain the Goals and the targets
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and highlights that the 2030
Agenda marks a paradigm shift towards a more balanced and integrated plan of action
for achieving sustainable development that reflects the universality, indivisibility and
interdependence of all human rights;
12. Reaffirms that the high-level political forum on sustainable development,
under the auspices of the General Assembly and of the Economic and Social Council,
has the central role in overseeing follow-up and review at the global level of the
Sustainable Development Goals, and encourages Member States to share their
experiences and best practices;
13.
session.
Decides to continue its consideration of the question at its eighty-second
69th plenary meeting
18 December 2025
25-20968
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