International policy and conferencesThis section highlights some of the policy issues surrounding inequities in access to water. It illustrates the development of political commitments towards ensuring access to water and sanitation for all. 2009 Fifth World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Fourth World Water Forum, Mexico 2003 Third World Water Forum, Kyoto, Japan 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, Rio + 10, Johannesburg, South Africa 2001 New Partnerships for African Development, NEPAD framework document 2001 International Conference on Fresh Water, Bonn, Germany 2000 The Second World Water Forum, Ministerial Conference on Water Security in the Twenty-First Century, The Hague, Netherlands 2000 Millennium Summit, New York, USA 1997 The First World Water Forum, Marrakesh, Morocco 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China 1995 World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, Denmark 1992 International Conference on Water and the Environment, Dublin, Ireland 1990 World Summit for Children 1990 The Global Consultation on Safe Water and Sanitation 1977 United Nations Water Conference, Mar del Plata, Argentina 1972 The UN Conference on Human Environment, Sweden
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Regional treaties provide further human rights protection. Below is a list of regional treaties that recognise either the right to water or the right to sanitation. 2001 European Charter on Water Resources
1990 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
1988 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1981 African Charter of Human and People’s Rights
1969 American Convention on Human Rights
1961 European Social Charter
1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Below is a timeline documenting the development of the right to water and sanitation in international human rights and humanitarian law. This international framework provides the legal basis for the rights.
International timeline Below is a timeline documenting the development of the right to water and sanitation in international human rights and humanitarian law. This international framework provides the legal basis for the rights.
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