The MDGs and the human rights to water and sanitation 2010, para. 21

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Paragraph text: Unlike the situation in some other sectors, there is no platform to hold donor and partner countries accountable for their commitments. Aid coordination remains fragmented and incoherent. The design of aid and cooperation policies should be guided by human rights standards. Moreover, there is a need for improved political prioritization, aid effectiveness and targeting of funding to where it is most needed. The "Sanitation and Water for All" initiative is a relatively new international partnership of national Governments, donors, civil society organizations and other partners working to address this challenge and galvanize political commitment to increase access to water and sanitation. This initiative provides capacity-building support for strong national processes with improved data and analysis on the sanitation and water supply sectors for decision-making, mutual accountability among aid agencies and partner Governments (and among Governments and their people) and better targeting and mobilization of funding. It aims to mobilize catalytic funding and provide specific technical assistance to the most off-track countries. To meet this objective, donor commitments to support the implementation of actionable plans will be crucial.

Body: Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

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