Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 40
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Since the start of the global financial crisis, the majority of European countries have cut their aid budgets; for example, Ireland announced a cut of nearly €100 million (a 10.6 per cent decrease) in its 2009 budget and Spain cut its aid budget globally by approximately 75 per cent. For the poorest countries, sustainable and predictable flows of funds are therefore unlikely to be forthcoming at least until the recession is over.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation