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Financing for the Realization of the Rights to Water and Sanitation 2011, para. 47
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- Current funding patterns disproportionately target networked urban areas. Large systems in urban areas (e.g. wastewater treatment facilities and sewerage pipelines etc.) receive vastly larger sums than basic services in rural areas and deprived urban areas (e.g. latrines, boreholes and hand pumps). Currently, 62 per cent of all of the sectoral aid goes to developing large systems, while only 16 per cent goes to basic systems. This marks a near 10 per cent decline in funding basic services since 2003.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2011
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Human Rights Obligations Related to Non-State Service Provision in Water and Sanitation 2010, para. 47c
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- [One of the key roles of regulation is to set and monitor performance standards. The regulatory framework has to set specific standards for providers to comply with in line with the human rights to water and sanitation and the obligation to progressively realize these rights in particular with regard to:] Regularity of supply. Water supply must be sufficiently reliable to allow for the collection of amounts sufficient to realize all personal and domestic needs over the day;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2010
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Planning for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2011, para. 69
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- Participation must be active, free and meaningful. It must go beyond mere information-sharing and superficial consultation, and involve people in decision-making, providing real opportunities to influence the planning process. The organization of a truly participatory process is challenging. Different mechanisms and approaches will be required, including consultations with various stakeholders, public meetings and hearings as well as the opportunity to submit written comments and feedback.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2011
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 86
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- In addition to participation in accountability, there must also be accountability for ensuring participation. Courts and other mechanisms play an important role in ensuring accountability in cases of failure to ensure active, free and meaningful participation, i.e., when the right to participation itself has been violated. As evidenced by the case law referenced in the present report, courts play an important role in demanding compliance with States' obligations to ensure participation.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2014
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Service regulation and human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 85
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- When administrative or national quasi-judicial mechanisms do not exist or are not able to successfully resolve a dispute, the right to an effective remedy requires that people whose rights to water and sanitation have been affected be able to turn to a court. A right of judicial review as a last resort is sometimes indispensable. In this context, it is critical that judicial systems uphold the justiciability of the human rights to water and sanitation in line with international human rights law.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2017
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The MDGs and the human rights to water and sanitation 2010, para. 45
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- A defining attribute of the human rights framework is its potential to empower people, to challenge existing inequities and to transform power relations to bring about real and sustainable changes, particularly for those most marginalized, with strengthened accountability. Human rights standards compel the participatory formulation of public policies and development plans and the institutionalization of democratic processes. All people have the right to participate in decision-making processes that may affect their rights, and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights affirms in its General Comment No. 15 that all people should be given full and equal access to information concerning water, sanitation and the environment (E/C.12/2002/11, paras. 12 (4), 48 and 55).
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2010
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The MDGs and the human rights to water and sanitation 2010, para. 63k
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- [In line with these conclusions, the independent expert recommends the following:] States and other relevant actors must promote genuinely participatory processes and empower people to actively take part in decision-making processes, including on the use of development assistance, inter alia by overcoming barriers including low literacy levels, language constraints, cultural barriers and physical obstacles. To enable meaningful participation, full transparency must be ensured. All people must have full and equal access to information concerning water and sanitation and related plans, policies and programmes, including the use of development assistance;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2010
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Human Rights Obligations Related to Non-State Service Provision in Water and Sanitation 2010, para. 26
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- To be able to respect human rights, non-State actors need to know the actual and potential impact of their activities on the realization of human rights. According to the framework of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, such actors are required to exercise due diligence "to become aware of, prevent and address adverse human rights impacts". Due diligence is understood as "a comprehensive, proactive attempt to uncover human rights risks, actual and potential, over the entire life cycle of a […] business activity, with the aim of avoiding and mitigating those risks". That responsibility is not a mere passive one, but requires active steps to put into place the necessary policies, mechanisms to identify actual and potential harm to human rights, and grievance mechanisms.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2010
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Human Rights Obligations Related to Non-State Service Provision in Water and Sanitation 2010, para. 60
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- Therefore, it must be possible to address complaints to State institutions. Such mechanisms must be available to all people, not only for "clients" who pay for services provision. For instance, concerned individuals must have the opportunity to bring up potential discrimination in the targeting of subsidies. States have to provide "accessible, affordable, timely and effective" remedies. Victims of violations are entitled to adequate reparation, including restitution, compensation, satisfaction and/or guarantees of non-repetition. While administrative remedies will be adequate in many cases, a right of judicial appeal as a last resort is often appropriate and sometimes indispensable.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2010
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Financing for the Realization of the Rights to Water and Sanitation 2011, para. 54
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- Local governments rarely have the financial or technical capacity needed to address the accessibility, affordability and quality of services. Decentralized responsibility for providing water and sanitation services is not effective unless accompanied by support to local authorities as they learn to modify tariff and/or subsidy structures, plan new projects or mobilize additional resources. There are, however, reportedly few resources available to support capacity improvement. Local governments are not routinely assigned resources sufficient to pay for all of their obligations and few are in a position to raise the money themselves. One recent study revealed that only around one third of State expenditure on water and sanitation goes to local government budgets.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Water & Sanitation
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- 2011
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Human Rights Obligations Related to Non-State Service Provision in Water and Sanitation 2010, para. 56
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- The capacity to regulate effectively does not only depend on the institution itself, but is embedded in the broader context. Regulation will be undermined in a situation where corruption is rampant or when there is no functioning independent judiciary to enforce the regulatory framework and decisions taken by the regulator. Accountability and access to effective remedies are essential for closing the circle, as service providers and the State can be held accountable for deteriorating services, unmet performance standards, unjustified tariff increases, inadequate social policies or other breaches.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2010
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Financing for the Realization of the Rights to Water and Sanitation 2011, para. 74
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- The present report has reviewed various challenges in financing access to water and sanitation for the realization of these human rights. Ensuring water and sanitation for all will require considerably more resources to extend sustainable access to the billions of people who still lack access. Beyond the need for additional resources, however, existing resources must also be better targeted to prioritize the most excluded and marginalized. More transparent budgets and better coordination will also assist in acquiring a more complete understanding of the resources available to tackle the water and sanitation crisis.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2011
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Planning for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2011, para. 45
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- Corruption in the water and sanitation sectors seriously undermines the functioning of institutions. Often, the most affected are people living in poverty corruption perpetuates poverty by reducing efficiency, and undermines the rule of law and democracy. It can occur at all levels, regardless of whether services are managed by public or private providers. There are valuable measures that Governments can undertake to prevent corruption. For instance, the Integrity Pact developed by Transparency International is a tool aimed to help Governments, private companies and civil society prevent corruption in public contracting.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2011
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Planning for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2011, para. 51
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- Any national strategy and plan must be owned by the country. Processes that are entirely externally driven can circumvent democratic procedures and often result in merely cosmetic strategies and plans, which are not sustainable and often do not correspond to the people's needs and aspirations. There is, however, a significant role for donors and development partners in the planning process. For instance, they can facilitate coordination and support capacity-building and institutional strengthening, including at the local level. These measures will help institutions to fulfil their responsibilities and to be accountable to the population.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2011
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Planning for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2011, para. 83e
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- [The human rights framework puts a strong emphasis on accountability. Legal frameworks provide the basis for accountability by allowing people to base their claims on legally binding entitlements. These should be complemented by targets backed by relevant and reliable data and reflecting State commitment for which Governments can be held accountable. In this regard:] International organizations and donor agencies should support strong national planning processes through initiatives, such as Sanitation and Water for All, that help to overcome capacity constraints, but should not drive the process. They should support the coordination process, capacity-building and institutional strengthening, including at the local level, to ensure that institutions can properly fulfil their responsibilities and are accountable to the population, including with regard to preventing and fighting corruption;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2011
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Stigma and the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2012, para. 79
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- The human rights framework requires States to prioritize the most marginalized, and to ensure their access to information, empowerment and effective participation. States must identify challenges, duty bearers and solutions through bottom-up local diagnostics, ensure accountability and tie any measures taken to substantive human rights standards. This process is as essential in combating stigma as the substantive parameters it hinges upon. The process of having the conversation, of including people in the discussion, and finding solutions together, has the potential to effect shifts in attitudes and behaviours and to lead to lasting and transformative changes.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2012
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 59
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- From a human rights perspective it is crucial to balance economic and social sustainability. The human rights framework does not require that water and sanitation services be provided free of charge, and State revenues have to be raised in order to ensure universal access to services. If everyone obtained water and sanitation at no cost this would actually harm low-income households by depriving governments and service providers of the revenue needed to expand and maintain the service, jeopardizing the overall economic sustainability of the system and the State's capacity to protect and fulfil other human rights. However, implementing the human rights to water and sanitation has important implications as to how to raise revenues while ensuring social sustainability. They oblige States to ensure that the cost of accessing water and sanitation remains affordable and appropriately reflects the needs of marginalized and vulnerable groups, and that there is a safety net in place for those who cannot afford to pay full costs.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
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- 2013
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 24
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- States must actively and immediately ensure that the principle of non-discrimination is upheld in decisions and practices relating to the rights to water and sanitation. This principle requires States to eliminate both formal and substantive discrimination on all prohibited grounds and requires the adoption of positive measures where necessary to dismantle unequal access to water and sanitation. Lack of sustainability, slippages and backward steps will primarily affect the most marginalized members of society, since they will often lack the means to adjust, a necessary voice, visibility, and access to mechanisms of redress. Moreover, the elimination of inequalities is essential to ensuring sustainable water and sanitation, as inequality can also be destructive to growth, amplifies the risk of crisis and makes it difficult for the poor to invest in water and sanitation.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2013
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 46
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- Choosing the right technology is essential to achieving sustainability of water and sanitation services. While human rights law does not call for or reject any specific type of technology, States have often made wrong or inappropriate decisions to invest in technology that is either too costly or complicated; uses too much water or too much electricity; is very cheap, but does not last; or is inappropriate in a given context, not taking into account cultural or other preferences. One example is the installation of flush toilets in water-scarce regions, which people are forced to stop using after a certain time (A/HRC/21/42/Add.3, para. 33).
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2013
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 57
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- Many far-reaching decisions shaping the overall direction of policies and priorities are taken at the national level. In other words, people must not only have the opportunity to decide on the location of a borehole or latrine, but also on the priorities set by the Government, the distribution and redistribution of resources and the strategic decisions on legislative and policy frameworks. Decisions are also taken at the international level, and some international processes have far-reaching implications and may influence priorities at the national level for years and decades. For instance, in the process of discussing the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, international organizations sought to create spaces for voicing ideas, proposals and concerns. However, the questions remain whether these voices translate into influence on actual decision-making on future development goals at the political level and whether such participation can be considered meaningful.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 60
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- Participation at the national level inevitably presents challenges of scale. Care must be taken to ensure the representativeness of the entities involved, and measures must be taken to focus on the participation of groups and individuals whose interests tend to be overlooked. The Constitutional Court of South Africa developed the concept of "meaningful engagement" in the Olivia Road case, holding that people have a right to participate in decisions affecting the enjoyment of social rights, including in developing plans of action. While courts cannot implement participatory processes, they may act as an important trigger in institutionalizing structures for engagement.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2014
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 23
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- To enable the sustainable provision of services, a number of factors within and beyond the water and sanitation sector must be reinforced, in particular, accountable governance. Water and sanitation services must be embedded in a sound legislative policy and regulatory framework. Institutions involved in the water and sanitation sectors must be responsive and accountable for their actions, and decisions must be participatory and transparent. All groups and individuals concerned and all relevant stakeholders must be provided with genuine opportunities to meaningfully participate and must be empowered in these processes.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
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- 2013
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 83
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- More broadly, social accountability mechanisms refer to mechanisms through which residents or civil society hold State officials or service providers to account. Social accountability has the power to increase the pressure on officials to explain and justify their decisions; fear of damage to one's reputation can sometimes be a stronger deterrent or incentive than legal proceedings. The Equitable Access Score-Card developed by ECE and the World Health Organization (WHO) offers a tool that can help Governments and other stakeholders establish a baseline, discuss actions to be taken and evaluate progress through self-assessment. This process, as shown by the experiences of France, Portugal and Ukraine, can enable an objective debate and generate input for policy processes.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
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- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 92b
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- [Further, States and other stakeholders should take the following measures:] United Nations treaty bodies, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, other international mechanisms and regional mechanisms should pay increasing attention to the right to participation. The Special Rapporteur sees a need for standard-setting on the right to participation, e.g., through the elaboration of general comments on the right to participation in the context of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. She also encourages the Human Rights Council to address participation;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- N.A.
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- 2014
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 53
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- States are obliged to have plans in place to respond to potential situations of emergency or natural disaster. Because individuals are usually unable to provide for themselves in such situations, States have an obligation to provide culturally appropriate services directly. As State capacity is often limited in such situations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, donors and other humanitarian organizations play an important role in responding to emergencies. Violations can occur where States and other actors (a) fail to design sustainable, resilient systems; (b) fail to have emergency plans in place; (c) fail to respond promptly to provide essential services to affected populations as the highest priority; (d) fail to allow access to humanitarian service providers, or create onerous barriers to access; or (e) fail to prioritize the most vulnerable populations during times of emergency.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
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- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 85
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- For social accountability mechanisms to work, people must be able to access the relevant information, whether from Government or service providers. The linkage with formal accountability mechanisms such as regulators, ombudspersons and judicial review strengthens social accountability. For instance, the national human rights commissions in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru play an active role in monitoring the relevant government bodies and service providers to ensure that water and sanitation services are delivered in a non-discriminatory manner. This role could be made more participatory by linking it up with social accountability initiatives.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
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- N.A.
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- 2014
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 13
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- During the drafting of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the debates about the scope of violations of economic, social and cultural rights were definitively resolved. Initial proposals for a narrow concept of violations based on deliberate State "interference" or known failures to provide minimum essential levels of those rights were rejected. It was recognized that realizing the rights of the most disadvantaged relies also on addressing violations resulting from failures to take positive steps. States are obliged to progressively realize rights by applying "maximum available resources" and by prioritizing essential levels of access to the most marginalized. Ultimately, States have the obligation to fully realize the rights to water and sanitation by ensuring access to sufficient, safe, acceptable, accessible and affordable water and sanitation services for all.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2014
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 34
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- The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti has come under scrutiny for its role in the cholera epidemic in Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. The epidemic killed over 8,500 people, sickened more than 700,000 and is still ongoing. It has been alleged that the cholera was brought in by peacekeepers and that it spread because of haphazardly constructed sanitation facilities that leaked sewage into a river that was an important source of drinking water. The United Nations has rejected the accusations and claimed immunity based on the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, but United Nations human rights representatives are increasingly calling on the United Nations to establish responsibility. The Independent Expert on Haiti has stressed the need "to assure the Haitian people that the epidemic will be halted as soon as possible and that full reparation for damages will be provided". He called for clarification of the facts and for realization of the right to a remedy, arguing that the "United Nations should be the first to honour these principles" and that "silence is the worst response". The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for an investigation by the United Nations and the country concerned, and called for "those who suffered as a result of that cholera be provided with compensation". The Special Rapporteur wishes to emphasize the obligation to investigate the allegations in order to establish responsibility for any violations and to ensure the alleged victims' right to a remedy, including compensation, if warranted. She welcomes the commitment by the United Nations to eradicate the disease in Haiti and urges it to meet that commitment by providing adequate resources. She further calls on the United Nations to establish appropriate accountability mechanisms for ongoing and future missions as well as to review and reinforce measures for adequate sanitation and preventive measures.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2014
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 37
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- Article 2(1) of the Covenant stipulates that States must take steps to achieve progressively the full realization of economic, social and cultural rights by all appropriate means. Steps must be deliberate, concrete and targeted as clearly as possible towards the full realization of human rights. Where resource constraints prevent a State from fully realizing the rights to water and sanitation immediately there is an immediate obligation to adopt a strategy for the realization of those rights. To assess progress towards the full realization of human rights, States must monitor progress. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regularly calls on countries to put into place mechanisms for that purpose.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
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- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 48
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- Deliberate inclusion is even more crucial in circumstances where marginalization is based on stigma, which "legitimizes" exclusion by making it socially "justifiable" (ibid., para. 78). Where necessary and appropriate, participatory processes should include a "safe space" where social norms can be openly discussed and brought to the surface. Concerned individuals and groups can deliberate on what action to take and whom to involve among public and private institutions. For individuals and groups who have been marginalized, it is particularly important to have assurances that their participation counts and that voice will translate into influence.
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- Non-negotiated soft law
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2014
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