CWSC Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the U.N. General Assembly Declaration of a Human Right to Water and Sanitation

Agenda for Change member The Center For Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC) reflect on that work that still lies ahead of the WASH sector on July 28th, the 10 year anniversary of the UN Resolution on the rights to water and sanitation.

Ten Years Later: The UN Resolution on the Right to Water and Sanitation

“Today is a day to reflect, not celebrate.  Ten years ago, the U.N. General Assembly declared a right to water and sanitation.  This vote, this act of declaring humankind’s most basic need, took over 60 years to come to fruition.  Ten years later, we should not celebrate our successes.  Instead, we must focus on how much is left to do …”