UN special rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation

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Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
 
Organization type Special Rapporteur
Abbreviation SRWater
management Léo HELLER
Founded March 28, 2008
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The position of the special rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation was created because access to clean drinking water and sanitation is of central importance for a decent life and the protection of human rights. Yet this fundamental right is denied to billions of people. According to the UN, women do not use sanitary facilities that are neither maintained nor segregated by gender, but the UN attaches particular importance to gender equality .

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Council created this position on March 28, 2008 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. The last extension of the mandate took place on October 5, 2016.

The expert is not an employee of the United Nations, but is given a mandate by the UN, and the UN Human Rights Council has issued a code of conduct for this purpose. The independent status of the electorate is crucial for the impartial performance of his or her duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.

It prepares thematic studies and elaborates guidelines for improving human rights. The Special Representative makes country visits at the invitation of states and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity. It examines notifications and makes suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. He also carries out follow-up procedures in which he checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, he prepares annual reports for the attention of the UN Human Rights Council .

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Introduction. In: Special Rapporteur on the Right to Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Pamplet Gender Equality . (PDF) Ed: UN Human Rights Council , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Creation and mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 7/22. UN Human Rights Council , March 28, 2008, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 33/10. UN Human Rights Council , October 5, 2016, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ a b Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  12. ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .