The human rights to water & sanitation

The rights to water and sanitation require an explicit focus on the most disadvantaged and marginalized, as well as an emphasis on participation, empowerment, accountability and transparency. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation was established to examine these crucial issues and provide recommendations to Governments, to the United Nations and other stakeholders.

Léo Heller, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water & sanitation recently launch a series of videos on the human rights to water and sanitation.

The videos are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese:

• Describing the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate
• The human right to water
• The human right to sanitation
• Human rights and the SDGs