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Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2006), para. 16
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- 2. Notes that the Commission on Sustainable Development at its thirteenth session adopted policy decisions on options and practical measures aimed at accelerating progress in implementation in the areas of water, sanitation and human settlements; 9
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Follow-up to the International Year of Sanitation, 2008 (2011), para. 15
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- Noting also regional efforts in the field of sanitation, such as the African Ministers’ Council on Water and those within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 10F 11
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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Draft outcome document of the High-level ReviewMeeting on the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (2010), para. 33
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- 22. Note with concern that water quality and availability constitute serious constraints in small island developing States, and, although some small island developing States are implementing measures such as demand-side management, wastewater treatment, enhancing water-use efficiency and increasing public awareness, such efforts are hampered by financial and capacity constraints, and request the international community to provide assistance to small island developing States for capacity-building for the development and further implementation of freshwater and sanitation programmes;
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- Environment
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- Water & Sanitation
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Activities undertaken during the International Year of Freshwater, 2003, preparations for the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005–2015, and further efforts to achieve the sustainable development of water resources (2005), para. 12
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- 4. Welcomes the work of the twelfth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, and looks forward to the upcoming thirteenth session of the Commission on the thematic cluster of issues on water, sanitation and human settlements;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028 (2017), para. 15
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- Recognizing that water-related issues, including relevant Sustainable Development Goals and targets, need to be better reflected in the agendas of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council,
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- Environment
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- Water & Sanitation
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Human rights and access to safe drinking water and sanitation (2010), para. 28
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- 10. Stresses the important role of the international cooperation and technical assistance provided by States, specialized agencies of the United Nations system, international and development partners as well as by donor agencies, in particular in the timely achievement of the relevant Millennium Development Goals, and urges development partners to adopt a human rights-based approach when designing and implementing development programmes in support of national initiatives and action plans related to the enjoyment of access to safe drinking water and sanitation;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (2002), para. 10
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- Conscious that the work done by the Agency in the field of nuclear sciences and applications in the non-power sector contributes to sustainable development, especially with programmes aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and food security, improving human health, increasing the availability of drinking water supplies and protecting the terrestrial and marine environment,
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- Environment
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2016), para. 40
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- 11. Decides to extend the mandate of the current mandate holder as Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for a period of three years, and encourages the Special Rapporteur to promote the full realization of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, in accordance with the mandate set out in Human Rights Council resolutions 7/22 and 16/2, and in accordance with all other relevant resolutions on this matter;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (2014), para. 134
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- Water and sanitation
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- Gender
- Water & Sanitation
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2016), para. 26
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- 3. Affirms that the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation are closely related, but have features that warrant distinct treatment in order to address specific challenges in their implementation, while recognizing the relevance of all previous Human Rights Council resolutions on the topic and the importance of the work of the previous and current Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation;
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The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation (2012), para. 15
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- 2. Also welcomes the commitments of States regarding the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation made at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development on 22 June 2012;
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Water & Sanitation
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Sustainable mountain development (2014), para. 04
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- Recognizing that the benefits derived from mountain regions are essential for sustainable development and that mountain ecosystems play a crucial role in providing water resources to a large portion of the world’s population,
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- Environment
- Water & Sanitation
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Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2004), para. 19
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- (a) One report on each of the issues of water, sanitation and human settlement, to be addressed in an integrated manner during the session, which should contain a detailed review of the progress of implementation relating to those issues, taking into account, as appropriate, their interlinkages, while addressing the cross- cutting issues identified by the Commission at its eleventh session;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and the strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) (2004), para. 13
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- Recalling the decision of the Commission on Sustainable Development at its eleventh session to address the themes of water, sanitation and human settlements in its next review and policy sessions, 8
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation (2012), para. 07
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- Recalling also the relevant provisions of declarations and programmes with regard to access to safe drinking water and sanitation adopted by major United Nations conferences and summits, and by the General Assembly at its special sessions and during follow-up meetings, inter alia, the Mar del Plata Action Plan on Water Development and Administration, adopted at the United Nations Water Conference in March 1977, Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992, and the Habitat Agenda, adopted at the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in June 1996, Assembly resolutions 54/175 of 17 December 1999 on the right to development, and 58/217 of 23 December 2003 proclaiming the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life” (2005 -2015), 65/153 of 20 December 2010, establishing the follow-up to the International Year of Sanitation, 65/ 154 of 20 December 2010, establishing 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation, and the outcome document entitled “The future we want”, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro on 22 June 2012 and by the Assembly in its resolution 66/288 of 27 July 2012,
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028 (2019), para. 21
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- 4. Decides to convene, in New York, from 22 to 24 March 2023, coinciding with World Water Day, the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, which are a greater focus on the sustainable development and integrated management of water resources for the achievement of social, economic and environmental objectives, the implementation and promotion of related programmes and projects, as well as on the furtherance of cooperation and partnerships at all levels, in order to help to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1 which will result in a summary of the proceedings of the conference, to be prepared by the President of the General Assembly, as its outcome document, that will feed into the high-level political forum on sustainable development;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013 (2011), para. 09
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- Welcoming the outcome and the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development at its twelfth, thirteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth sessions on the issues of water and sanitation,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- Mar 5, 2020
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2018), para. 45
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- 5. Calls upon non-State actors, including business enterprises, both transnational and others, to comply with their responsibility to respect human rights, including the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, including by cooperating with State investigations into allegations of abuses of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, and by progressively engaging with States to detect and remedy abuses of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028 (2017), para. 25
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- 3. Proclaims the period from 2018 to 2028 the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, to commence on World Water Day, 22 March 2018, and terminate on World Water Day, 22 March 2028;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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Follow-up to the International Year of Sanitation, 2008 (2011), para. 09
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- Appreciating the ongoing work in the United Nations system and the work of other intergovernmental organizations on sanitation,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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Activities undertaken in preparation for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003 (2003), para. 06
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- Noting the efforts made in preparation for the Third World Water Forum and International Ministerial Conference, to be held in Japan in March 2003, and for the elaboration of the “World Water Development Report”,
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- Mar 5, 2020
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The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation (2012), para. 11
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- Recalling in particular paragraph 5 (f) of Human Rights Council resolution 16/2, in which the Council encouraged the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, in fulfilling her mandate, to make recommendations for goals beyond the 2015 Millennium Development Goals process with special regard to the full realization of the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, and also to continue to make more recommendations that could help the realization of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular of Goal 7, as appropriate,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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The law of transboundary aquifers (2013), para. 31
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- (g) “recharge zone” means the zone which contributes water to an aquifer, consisting of the catchment area of rainfall water and the area where such water flows to an aquifer by run-off on the ground and infiltration through soil;
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- Environment
- Water & Sanitation
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World Summit Outcome (2005), para. 115
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- (h) To assist developing countries’ efforts to prepare integrated water resources management and water efficiency plans as part of their national development strategies and to provide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation in accordance with the Millennium Declaration 1 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, 3 including halving by 2015 the proportion of people who are unable to reach or afford safe drinking water and who do not have access to basic sanitation;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) (2008), para. 15
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- Noting the efforts of UN-Habitat in strengthening its collaboration with the World Bank, the regional development banks and domestic financial institutions, ensuring that its policy advisory and capacity-building activities leverage investment finance to improve water and sanitation as an entry point to the attainment of internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2020), para. 14
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- Recalling also the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of June 1992 14 and its resolution 66/288 of 27 July 2012, entitled “The future we want”, and emphasizing the critical importance of water and sanitation within the three dimensions of sustainable development,
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (2010), para. 198
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- (h) Continuing to increase sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by prioritizing integrated water and sanitation strategies, which include the restoration, upgrading and maintenance of infrastructure, including water pipelines and sewage networks, as well as promoting integrated water management in national planning and exploring innovative ways of improving the tracking and monitoring of water quality;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- Mar 5, 2020
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–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in DevelopingCountries, Particularly in Africa (2001), para. 19
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- 7. Reiterates the need to ensure that measures to reduce malaria transmission risks, including environmental management, are included in development planning and activities;
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- Environment
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
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Water supply and sanitation (1996), para. 21
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- 5. Urges donor Governments, multilateral financial and development institutions and non-governmental organizations to give favourable and appropriate consideration to requests for grants and concessional financing, particularly with regard to environmental sanitation and sewerage and to waste-water treatment projects, which are intended to implement programmes consistent with the provisions and recommendations referred to in paragraph 3 of the present resolution;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2020), para. 56
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- 9. Calls upon Member States to expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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