Policies for Menstrual Hygiene Legislation in Latin America and Spain Authors: Amanda Loeffen, Anamaría Núñez, Florencia Magdalena Mendez Isabella Cubillo Kogel, and Leticia Ortega This paper examines the current state of menstrual hygiene policies, laws and regulations across selected countries in Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico) and Europe (Spain) […]
How Protecting the Human Right to Water Also Protects Our Cultural Heritage
This policy brief highlights the link between cultural heritage and the human right to water. It calls for culturally sensitive governance to safeguard traditions, equity, and sustainability amid threats from climate change, pollution, and exclusionary policies.
A Regional Analysis of the VNR Reports from 2023
Review of 2023 VNR Reports and SDG 6 The Voluntary National Review (VNR) process, as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, is designed to provide a platform for countries to assess and share their progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report analyses the national reports […]
Right to Water and Sanitation in Brazil
An Unfulfilled Promise: The Pursuit of Recognizing the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Brazil Brazil’s struggle to guarantee the human rights to water and sanitation is described as ‘a pursuit and an unfulfilled promise’ by Amael Notini, a member of the HR2W Expert Committee, and a Legislative Counsellor […]
Water Policies to Support Investment in Humans and Nature
Water Policies to Support Investment in Humans and Nature: A Compilation of Good Practices in Latin Americaand the Caribbean This publication examines human rights-based governance practices in Latin American countries to protect, respect and fulfil the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (HRWS) while also protecting the Human Right to […]
Paving the Inclusive Path toward Water for All
Paving the Inclusive Path toward Water for All: Policies and Cases Supporting a Human Rights-Based Approach in Asia and The Pacific Everyone around the world—no matter their race, religion, creed, or gender—has a right to water and sanitation. Water, after all, is vital for survival. Water is a necessity. And […]
Water Policies to Support Investment in Humans and Nature
Water Policies to Support Investmentin Humans and Nature: A Compilation of Good Practices in Africa Good governance, supporting the HRBA, can reduce investment risk through greater sustainability. Inclusive decision-making with a wide range of stakeholders helps to strengthen local ownership, and encourage broader thinking and innovation for more sustainable design […]
Policies for inclusive decision-making in a climate adaptive world
Policies for inclusive decision-making in a climate adaptive world In a world that is struggling daily with climate change and dwindling good quality water resources, we need to find a more holistic approach to water management that considers all the Sustainable Development Goals. It is the responsibility of all authorities, […]
Partnership with Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
Marsabit County Action Plan for the Realisation of the Rights to Water and Sanitation The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and HR2W partnered on this Leave No One Behind project to develop human right indicators for the realisation of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation. The process […]
Leave No One Behind Assessment ToolKit
Vulnerable people are the most excluded from access to safe water and sanitation, and the lack of recognition of this fact creates the main stumbling block for States to realise their Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Human Right 2 Water launches a revolutionary assessment tool to support governments to assess how […]
