Service regulation and human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 13

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The obligation to provide obliges States to fulfil the rights to water and sanitation when individuals are unable, for reasons beyond their control, to realize these rights themselves by the means at their disposal. In this respect, it is crucial that the State sets specific regulations for the provision of services, inter alia, to homeless people, to poor nomadic communities, and to victims of situations of armed conflict, emergencies, natural disasters or climate change effects.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Humanitarian
  • Poverty
  • Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
Year
2017
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
13