Wastewater management in the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 14
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Water-related diseases make up a large part of the global disease burden, with more people dying as a result of polluted water than are killed in wars and other forms of violence. Many so-called water-related diseases are in fact faeces-related diseases, which transmitted through contact with or ingestion of water contaminated with faeces.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation