A/HRC/36/45/Add.2
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe
drinking water and sanitation on his mission to Mexico*
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
Legal, institutional and policy frameworks ...................................................................................
4
A.
Legal framework ...................................................................................................................
4
B.
Institutional framework.........................................................................................................
4
C.
Policy framework..................................................................................................................
6
Human rights to water and sanitation ............................................................................................
6
A.
Availability and accessibility ................................................................................................
6
B.
Quality ..................................................................................................................................
9
C.
Affordability .........................................................................................................................
11
D.
Sustainability ........................................................................................................................
12
Population groups requiring special attention ...............................................................................
12
A.
People living in dispersed rural areas ...................................................................................
12
B.
Indigenous peoples ...............................................................................................................
13
C.
Women and girls ...................................................................................................................
14
D.
Other vulnerable groups........................................................................................................
15
V.
Information, participation and accountability ...............................................................................
15
VI.
Conclusions and recommendations ...............................................................................................
16
III.
IV.
* Circulated in the language of submission and in Spanish only.
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