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...

GENEVA (11 July 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, was compelled to cancel his visit to the Syrian Arab Republic set to...

The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo Agudo, visited Tunisia from 18 to 29 July 2022. The present report contains his findings and recommendations to the Government of Tunisia.

At the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, we commit ourselves to making human rights a game-changer for water. To this end: We will support countries to accelerate...

GENEVA (27 March 2023) – UN experts* today called on all Parties to the Rotterdam Convention to adopt an amendment that would list hazardous chemicals and strengthen the international treaty that is...

(approx. 10:15am, 4 mins, in an interview style format) Moderator (Saúl Vicente): Based on your experience and expertise, what is the primary obstacle to the realization of the right to water for your...

GENEVA (29 November 2022) -- The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, will visit the Republic of Peru from 1 to 15 December 2022. The...

GENEVA (14 September 2022) – Facing the water crisis, the world could learn much from the management practices of indigenous peoples, a UN expert said today. In a report to the Human Rights Council...

GENEVA (29 July 2022) – Tunisia's Government must improve water network management and end the overexploitation of aquifiers in the country, issues that are growing more urgent in the context of...