Women and their right to adequate housing 2012, para. 39

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The issue of water demonstrates clearly the relevance of taking a gender-sensitive approach. It is now well-documented that it is women, more than men, who spend precious hours of each day on water collection for themselves and their families when water is not provided at home. Cumulatively, women in South Africa alone must walk the equivalent of a trip to the moon and back 16 times each day just to supply their households with water. However, when States adopt a gender-sensitive approach to water delivery and management, the situation for women can change dramatically, and for the better.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/19/53, para. 39.
Paragraph number
39