The Spanish and German delegation has raised a resolution on the rights to water and sanitation to be decided at the 15th Session of the Human Rights Council.
The resolution would follow the General Assembly’s recognition of the right to water and sanitation in July 2010, on 23 September 2010.
The Human Rights Council will decide whether to affirm the resolution to legally recognise the right to water and sanitation. If passed this will be an important step towards strengthening the legal obligations within UN mechanisms.
International and local NGOs are currently working hard to lobby governments on the Council to affirm this resolution.
