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The human right to water and sanitation

The UK recognises a right to water and a right to sanitation as elements of the right to an adequate standard of living in Article 11 of the…

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Documents

National Explanation of Vote on UN Human Rights Resolution 64/292 application/pdf National Explanation of Position on Human Rights Council Resolution 15/14 of 30 September 2010application/pdf UK position on human right to water (2006)application/pdf The human right to sanitationapplication/pdf

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TypePolicy paper

First published27 Jun 2012

Last updated27 Jun 2012

Organisations

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Topics

Human rights internationallyInternational aid and development

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