Interview with Catarina de Albuquerque, Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
On 28 July 2010, through Resolution 64/292, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation. Richard Carter asks Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque about the difference the human right makes, how it will help unserved people, meaningful participation, the role of subsidies, balancing different rights, and the sustainability of services.United Nations General Assembly (2010) Number 64/292 The Human Right to Water and Sanitation, resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 28 July 2010.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque (2014) Realising the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: A Handbook [online] <www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx≯ [accessed 2 October 2014]. www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx
United Nations General Assembly (2010) Number 64/292 The Human Right to Water and Sanitation, resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 28 July 2010.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque (2014) Realising the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: A Handbook [online] <www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx≯ [accessed 2 October 2014]. www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx
United Nations General Assembly (2010) Number 64/292 The Human Right to Water and Sanitation, resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 28 July 2010.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque (2014) Realising the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: A Handbook [online] <www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx≯ [accessed 2 October 2014]. www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx
United Nations General Assembly (2010) Number 64/292 The Human Right to Water and Sanitation, resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 28 July 2010.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque (2014) Realising the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: A Handbook [online] <www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx≯ [accessed 2 October 2014]. www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Handbook.aspx
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