At CSD-16 in New York, COHRE, WaterAid, UN-HABITAT and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) organised a side event on 13 May 2008 to discuss their draft paper on the right to sanitation. The paper “Sanitation: a human rights imperative” looks at definitions, the legal basis and standards for the right to sanitation. It clarifies the benefits of using rights based principles in addressing the sanitation crisis and outlines priorities for governments, international organisations and civil society in implementing the right to sanitation.
Comments and and feedback on the paper can be sent by 15th June 2008.
Sanitation Updates 