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EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING
WATER
THE GIRL CHILD
UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE
CHILD
Article 24
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(c) To combat disease and malnutrition, including within the
framework of primary health care, through, inter alia, the application of
readily available technology and through the provision of adequate nutritious
foods and clean drinking-water, taking into consideration the dangers and risks
of environmental pollution;
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UN ECONOMIC & SOCIAL COUNCIL
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
RIGHTS
General
Comment No. 15 (2002)
The right to water (arts. 11 and 12 of
the International Covenant
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights)
I. INTRODUCTION
Water is a
limited natural resource and a public good fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for
leading a life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realization of
other human rights. The Committee has been confronted continually with the
widespread denial of the right to water in developing as well as developed
countries. .Over one billion persons lack access to a basic water supply, while
several billion do not have access to adequate sanitation, which is the primary
cause of water contamination and diseases linked to water[1][1]
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Human Rights Council 17
September 2007
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