Information materials on the human right to water and sanitation

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Information materials on the human right to water and sanitation

 

On the occasion of activities jointly organized by the UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC), UN-Habitat, the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (20-22 June 2011), different information materials on the human right to water and sanitation have been produced. These include:

 

·         A Short Glossary on the human right to water and sanitation which defines frequently used terms http://bit.ly/kimZ4D

 

·         A Media Brief presenting the current situation and some examples illustrating how the human right to water and sanitation is being implemented in practice http://bit.ly/mCz9g8

 

·         A Reader, which provides basic references for easy reading and some of the latest and most relevant United Nations publications on this issue http://bit.ly/iAvqri

 

·         Eight Short Facts on the human right to water and sanitation http://bit.ly/k45MFs

 

·         A UN Milestones document presenting the UN historical background and evolution of recognition of the human right to water and sanitation http://bit.ly/jEnOiq

 

Also, a new thematic section on the human right to water and sanitation is now accessible from the Water Decade website: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/human_right_to_water.html

 

Further information on activities organized at the Forum can be found at: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/media.html