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A/70/203 Contents Page I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 II. Human rights framework for water, sanitation and hygiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A. Human rights standards for sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. Human rights standards for water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C. Human rights standards for hygiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D. Human rights principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Assessment of key types of service through the lens of human rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A. Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 B. Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 C. Hygiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Progressive realization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 A. Achieving universal access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 B. Targeting and prioritizing the most disadvantaged individuals and groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 C. Addressing practical challenges in prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 V. Implications for monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 VI. Conclusion and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 III. IV. 15-12500 3/24

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Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation

Date: Jul 27, 2015

Summary: This report provides an overview of the human rights framework for water, sanitation and hygiene, describing the relevant human rights standards and principles that serve to assess different levels and types of service. The human rights framework demands that States put greater emphasis on achieving at least essential levels of service for everyone, while keeping in mind that the goal must be to achieve an adequate standard of living for everyone, using the maximum available resources efficiently to achieve this goal. Also, the selection of type of service and management model for a given location’s water, sanitation and hygiene services must be assessed in the light of the human rights standards and principles, as well as the principles of core obligations, progressive realization and use of maximum available resources.

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