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The human right to water and sanitation: From moral to legal obligation
In September 2010, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution saying that
access to drinking water and sanitation is a human right and that it is situated
legally under the Right to an adequate standard of living, article 11 of the
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
In March 2011, the
Human Rights Council will hold a session where the Independent Expert, Catarina
de Albuquerque, will submit her final report after a 3 year mandate. In view of
the upcoming session, we want to discuss and clarify the Swedish position in
relation to the Human Rights Council. We will also discuss how Sweden will
implement the right to water and sanitation through its new policy for
environment and climate.
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Speakers:
Ashfaq
Khalfan, Amnesty International
Nancy Githaigah,
WASH United, Kenya
Jan Eliasson, WaterAid
Sweden
Anna Yazgan (tbc), Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Karin Lexén, Swedish Water House
| Contact information |
Ann-Mari Karlsson , SIWI
(email: Ann-Mari.Karlsson@siwi.org ) |
|---|---|
| Event type | Seminar |
| File link |
http://www.swedishwaterhouse.se/opencms/en/seminars/upcoming/seminar.html?id=349 |
| Source | SIWI |
| Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RIGHT |
| Relation | http://www.semide.net/topics/WaterRight |
| Geographical coverage | Sweden, |
| Address | Läkaresällskapet, room "Hörsalen" Klara Östra Kyrkogata 10, Stockholm |
| Organizer | Swedish Water House Church of Sweden Water Aid Sweden Swedish Society for Nature Conservation |
| Target audience | National |
| Duration | 8.30 – 12.15 / Coffee will be served 08.30-09.00. |
| Period | 23/02/2011 |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
