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Right to Water (Health and Human Rights Publication Series)
Right to Water - Health and Human Rights Publication Series Author:World Health Organization The objective of this publication is to raise awareness of the right to water as an important health and human rights concern. People all over the world have a human right to water as the most fundamental prerequisite for living a life in dignity. Without it, the realization of other human rights is impossible. Since water resources are limited ... more »and unevenly distributed, a clear responsibility rests on all States and other public or private non-state actors to secure access to safe, secure, affordable and acceptable, drinking and freshwater resources for all. The publication outlines the scope and content of the human right to water and it explains the relationship to other civil, cultural, economic, political, and social rights. In particular, water is closely linked and associated with the rights to food and nutrition, to work and to a healthy environment.« less