National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) can help people to realise their human rights to water and sanitation through their role as independent advisors to government, and their capacity for promotion, protection, and monitoring of human rights. Human Right 2 Water supports their work by sharing examples of good practices in […]
How can the human rights to water and sanitation create resilience to pandemics such as COVID-19?
Watch the webinar here Read more about our panellists here The 10th December marks Human Rights Day, the moment when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, back in 1948. The 2020 theme is ‘Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights’, addressing the largest […]
How can the human rights to water and sanitation create resilience to pandemics such as COVID19?
Webinar on 10th December 2020, 15:00-16:30 CET Click here to register in advance Read about our panellists here On this important day to celebrate Human Rights, this webinar will highlight the link between the human rights to water and sanitation, and our resilience to disease, especially for vulnerable people. The […]
World Toilet Day: IWRA Webinar on “Sustainable Sanitation & Climate Change”
🇫🇷 Read this article in French Watch a recording of the webinar here In celebration of World Toilet Day 2020, Human Right 2 Water’s CEO Amanda Loeffen moderated IWRA’s webinar on “Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change”. 4.2 billion people are currently living without access to safely managed sanitation, and in […]
The Business Case for Including Human Rights to Sanitation
🇫🇷 Read this article in French 🇪🇸 Read this article in Spanish Watch the webinar here Find out more about our panellists here “The ultimate goal is to protect, respect and fulfil the human right to sanitation for marginalised communities in a way that is affordable, safe, environmentally friendly, and […]
The Business Case for Including Human Rights to Sanitation
Webinar 10th November 2020, 15:00h-16:30h CET Click here to register in advance Find out more about our panellists here Inclusion of human rights to sanitation in business processes and standards is often not considered as a primary goal for service providers. However, these businesses do have a strong duty to […]
Brazil Water Week
Click here to watch the session Brazil stages it’s second Water Week this week, hosted by ABES, The Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, and bringing academics, specialists and international organisations together to focus on SDG 6 on water. It is hosted entirely online, attracting 10,000 professionals in the […]
Water and Food Security Guest Lecture on Human Rights to Water and Sanitation and The South African Experience
Join this lecture here Human Right 2 Water’s President, Dhesigen Naidoo joins the Water and Food Security Guest Lecture on Human Rights to Water and Sanitation and the South African Experience, hosted by UN Water’s Olcay Ünver, Ph.D. As lead of the Water Research Commission (WRC), South Africa’s dedicated national […]
The Importance of Engaging Young People in the Dialogue on Water and Human Rights
Watch the webinar here Read more about our panellists and the Declaration. “Young people are not THE solution to the human right to water, we are part of a larger solution.” Striking words from one of the young panellists, Abishek Narayan. This month’s Human Right 2 Water webinar brought together […]
The Importance of Engaging Young People in the Dialogue on Water and Human Rights
Webinar 7th October 2020, 16:00h-17:30h CET (09:00h Mexico, 22:00h Malaysia) Click here to register in advance. Find out more about our panellists here According to UNESCO, people under the age of 30 accounted for more than half of the world’s population in 2012. With the drive and passion that the youth possess, they have the capability […]
