GENEVA (17 November 2023) – Israel must allow clean water and fuel into Gaza to activate the water supply network and desalination plants in the besieged enclave before it is too late, a UN expert...

GENEVA (16 November 2023) – Grave violations committed by Israel against Palestinians in the aftermath of 7 October, particularly in Gaza, point to a genocide in the making, UN experts said today...

NEW YORK (19 October 2023) Transboundary waters are critical to achieving peace and security, particularly in the face of climate change, a UN expert said today. “Lack of clean water leads to despair...

Madame Vice-President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Human rights are a global public good. They are not – and never have been – ‘nice-to-haves’ to be cherry picked at will. Fifty-seven years...

Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, this afternoon told the Human Rights Council that over-exploitation, land grabbing and contamination...

GENEVA (14 September 2023) – A UN expert today urged Governments and all actors, including the private sector, to make “peace with our rivers” to ensure access to safe drinking water and sanitation...

The present report highlights the importance of transboundary aquatic ecosystems to achieving peace and security. It states the need to shift to ecosystem-based and human rights approaches, prioritizing people's needs and cross-border public participation, especially for vulnerable groups. This fosters collaboration, prevents conflicts, and paves the way for peace and progress in transboundary areas, giving examples of successful transboundary cooperation and dialogue at the basin level.

The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo Agudo, visited Peru from 1 to 15 December 2022. The present report presents his findings and recommendations.

The present report focuses on the problems of pollution, overexploitation and mismanagement of rivers, lakes, wetlands and aquifers and their impacts on the human rights to drinking water and sanitation. It shows how the toxic contamination of water by heavy metals and other contaminants breaks not only the right to water but also the right to health and life of millions of people. Given the magnitude of the harm, the Special Rapporteur suggests starting a debate in the international community with a view to including these actions in the list of crimes against humanity in order to hold the perpetrators accountable.

GENEVA (13 July 2023) – A considerable increase in salinity levels affecting the quality of potable water in Uruguay is affecting over 60 percent of its population, UN experts* warned today. “The...