Human Rights-Based Approach – A practical guide for the realization, through programming, of the human rights to water and sanitation
Amanda LOEFFEN
Abstract
The inspiration for this “practical guide” [1] by the “Human right 2 water” was a recognized need to provide water and sanitation practitioners with practical guidance on how to implement the human rights to water and sanitation (HRWS) at different stages of the project cycle.
It seeks to provide a methodology and tools to integrate a Human Rights-Based Approach in programming to facilitate the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation. By following a step-by-step and practical approach, the guide serves as a point of reference, a simplified set of instructions and a collection of checklists to ensure that the HRBA is being employed.
The target audience is development cooperation agencies, civil society, and non-governmental organizations; nonetheless, the guide is useful to anyone working in water, sanitation, and other interlinked sectors.
It is worth noting that the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) in development programming has evolved continuously alongside other approaches such as gender mainstreaming. Each UN agency has created its own distinct guides and manuals [2] [3] [4]. There is a breadth of materials and information available on the HRBA, some of which have been highlighted here, and other complementary sources are noted in the Key References section.
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References
[1] Human Right 2 water, "Human Rights-Based Approach: A practical guide for realization of the human rights to water and sanitation through programming," Human Right 2 water, Gneva, 2021.
[2] UNFPA; Harvard School of Public Health, "A Human Rights-Based Approach to Programming - Practical Information and Training Materials," UNFPA, 2010.
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[17] UNGA, «Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Delvelopment - A/RES/70/1,» UN, New York, 2015.
[18] HR2W, «Protecting the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation of Vulnerable Groups: The Leaving No One Behind Assessment Toolkit,» HR2W, Geneva, 2020.
[19] HR2W, «Country Legal Mapping,» Geneva, 2020.
[20] UNGA, «The human right to water and sanitation - A/RES/64/292,» UN, New York, 2010.
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[23] UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, «Affordability of water and sanitation services - A/HRC/30/39,» OHCHR, Geneva, 2015.
[24] OHCHR; UN-HABITAT; WHO, «The right to water - Factsheet No 35,» OHCHR, Geneva, 2010.
Submitted date:
03/22/2021
Reviewed date:
03/29/2021
Accepted date:
04/29/2021
Publication date:
03/29/2021
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