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Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, in 2028, noting their preparatory processes, and calling for, inter alia, the acceleration of the achievement of the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and relevant obligations under international law,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"*Looking forward* to the convening of the 2026 United Nations Water Conference to Accelerate the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, and the United Nations Conference on the Final Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, in 2028, noting their 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participation of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and other relevant special procedure mandate holders and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, such as the Social Forum, and by ensuring broad and inclusive civil society representation, especially all women and girls, Indigenous Peoples, peasants, persons with disabilities and persons in marginalized or vulnerable situations,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"*Stressing* the importance of highlighting the human rights dimension at the 2026 and 2028 United Nations Water Conferences, and possible future United Nations Water Conferences, including by reflecting the importance of human rights across all segments and notably in the interactive dialogues, inter alia, through the active participation of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and 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special procedures of the Human Rights Council, in the preparatory process to ensure that the human rights dimension, including gender equality, is adequately reflected in the agenda and outcome of the conferences, and to ensure broad and inclusive civil society representation, and to this end to participate actively in the conferences and their preparatory meetings,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"Recalling","action_verb_normalized":"recall","action_verb_type":"reinforcing","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"3d1807fb-f87a-58b7-9474-949624e00645","position":30,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Welcoming the work of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund, through the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, under the auspices of the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative 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progress, while taking into consideration the fact that official figures do not always capture all the dimensions of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"Welcoming","action_verb_normalized":"welcome","action_verb_type":"evaluative","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"4c252de6-8352-5251-9791-8afbac718380","position":31,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Welcoming also the fact that, according to The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026, globally, between 2015 and 2024, the proportion of the population using safely managed drinking water increased, from 68 to 74 per cent, the proportion of the population using safely managed sanitation services rose, from 48 to 58 per cent, the proportion of the population with access to basic hygiene services increased, from 66 to 80 per cent, and the number of people practising open defecation declined by 429 million people,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"*Welcoming* also the fact that, according to The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026, globally, between 2015 and 2024, the proportion of the population using safely managed drinking water increased, from 68 to 74 per cent, the proportion of the population using safely managed sanitation services rose, from 48 to 58 per cent, the proportion of the population with access to basic hygiene services increased, from 66 to 80 per cent, and the number of people practising open defecation declined by 429 million 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Water Development Report 2026, as of 2024, 2.1 billion people still lacked safely managed drinking water, 3.4 billion lacked safely managed sanitation and 1.7 billion lacked basic hygiene services at home, with women and girls primarily being responsible for water collection in 7 out of 10 households without water supplies on the premises,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"concerned","action_verb_normalized":"be concerned","action_verb_type":"evaluative","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"8c004a4b-c000-5be6-93e9-f2bfe2d5e9df","position":33,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Deeply concerned also by non-existent or inadequate sanitation facilities and serious deficiencies in water management and wastewater treatment that negatively affect water provision and sustainable access to safe drinking water, as well as by the growing 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scientific evidence, while stressing the importance of prevention in this regard,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"concerned","action_verb_normalized":"be concerned","action_verb_type":"evaluative","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"831be4a6-2760-5928-97b8-e40c29a607c0","position":34,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Recognizing that sustained access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and services is essential to preventing infectious diseases and that people without or with inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities are at a much higher risk of contracting and passing on diseases, and recognizing the contribution, where relevant, of the One Health approach to addressing health risks related to water, sanitation and the 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and hygiene-related diseases hit children the hardest, noting that diarrhoea remains a leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age, and underscoring that progress on reducing child mortality, morbidity and stunting is linked to children’s and women’s universal and equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation and that, in humanitarian emergencies and crises, children suffer the most from interruptions in water and sanitation services,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"alarmed","action_verb_normalized":"be alarmed","action_verb_type":"evaluative","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"965b7086-7f4a-51c4-b05d-3c1365454ff0","position":37,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Deeply concerned that persons with disabilities, especially women, children and older persons, often lack universal and equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation and face barriers in their access to water and sanitation facilities that are accessible and appropriate to their needs, which affects their ability to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, including in education and employment, which is particularly concerning in situations of homelessness and humanitarian emergencies and crises,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"Deeply *concerned* that persons with disabilities, especially women, children and older persons, often lack universal and equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation and face barriers in their access to water and sanitation facilities that are accessible and appropriate to their needs, which affects their ability to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, including in education and employment, which is particularly concerning in situations of homelessness and humanitarian emergencies and crises,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"concerned","action_verb_normalized":"be concerned","action_verb_type":"evaluative","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"8df0e393-0c12-51bf-9c51-c658598db939","position":38,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Recognizing that, while the implications of climate change-related impacts and environmental damage, including worsening water scarcity and water insecurity, for the enjoyment of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation affect individuals and communities around the world, the consequences are felt most acutely by those segments of the population that are already in marginalized and vulnerable situations, such as people living in informal settlements, people living in small island States, rural and local communities and people facing desertification, land degradation, drought, flooding and water scarcity, and recognizing also that Indigenous Peoples, because of their specific situation, may be among the first to face the direct consequences of climate change, owing to their dependence upon and close relationship with the environment and its resources,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"*Recognizing* that, while the implications of climate change-related impacts and environmental damage, including worsening water scarcity and water insecurity, for the enjoyment of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation affect individuals and communities around the world, the consequences are felt most acutely by those segments of the population that are already in marginalized and vulnerable situations, such as people living in informal settlements, people living in small island States, rural and local communities and people facing desertification, land degradation, drought, flooding and water scarcity, and recognizing also that Indigenous Peoples, because of their specific situation, may be among the first to face the direct consequences of climate change, owing to their dependence upon and close relationship with the environment and its resources,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"Recognizing","action_verb_normalized":"recognize","action_verb_type":"observing","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"5cdf021b-db2e-5194-902b-b9f7f24b74a3","position":39,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Noting that effective solutions to the risks of climate change require funding and the active involvement of communities in adaptation and mitigation strategies and that progressively realizing the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, especially for those living in situations of marginalization or vulnerability, is strongly linked to the health and sustainability of the aquatic ecosystems on which those populations depend, and recognizing that adverse impacts of climate change can affect water availability, water quality and aquatic ecosystems, thereby increasing risks to health,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"*Noting* that effective solutions to the risks of climate change require funding and the active involvement of communities in adaptation and mitigation strategies and that progressively realizing the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, especially for those living in situations of marginalization or vulnerability, is strongly linked to the health and sustainability of the aquatic ecosystems on which those populations depend, and recognizing that adverse impacts of climate change can affect water availability, water quality and aquatic ecosystems, thereby increasing risks to health,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"Noting","action_verb_normalized":"note","action_verb_type":"observing","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"506ff307-cded-594f-b3d4-e1cd05997f14","position":40,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Noting also that, in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries, women and girls shoulder the main burden of collecting household water and the majority of other unpaid care work, including that arising from waterborne diseases, restricting their time for other activities, such as education and leisure, or for earning an income and participating in the labour market,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"*Noting* also that, in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries, women and girls shoulder the main burden of collecting household water and the majority of other unpaid care work, including that arising from waterborne diseases, restricting their time for other activities, such as education and leisure, or for earning an income and participating in the labour market,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"Noting","action_verb_normalized":"note","action_verb_type":"observing","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"c928890e-8b97-5757-b0c8-2889e5ee5d9f","position":41,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Deeply concerned that all women and girls are particularly at risk of and exposed to attacks, sexual and gender-based violence, harassment and other threats to their safety while collecting household water, when accessing sanitation facilities outside their homes or when, in the absence of adequate sanitation facilities, practising open defecation and urination, which limits their ability to move freely and safely in the public sphere,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"Deeply *concerned* that all women and girls are particularly at risk of and exposed to attacks, sexual and gender-based violence, harassment and other threats to their safety while collecting household water, when accessing sanitation facilities outside their homes or when, in the absence of adequate sanitation facilities, practising open defecation and urination, which limits their ability to move freely and safely in the public sphere,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"concerned","action_verb_normalized":"be concerned","action_verb_type":"evaluative","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"cb7b438a-6f8d-5b4e-9ec5-c9a3e615a704","position":42,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Deeply concerned also that all women and girls, including women and girls with disabilities, often face particular barriers in their enjoyment of the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and that the lack of equitable access to adequate water and sanitation services, including for menstrual health and hygiene, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially in schools and other educational settings, workplaces, health centres and public facilities and buildings, runs counter to gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls and their enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to an adequate standard of living, including food, education, enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and safe and healthy working conditions, as well as the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"Deeply *concerned* also that all women and girls, including women and girls with disabilities, often face particular barriers in their enjoyment of the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and that the lack of equitable access to adequate water and sanitation services, including for menstrual health and hygiene, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially in schools and other educational settings, workplaces, health centres and public facilities and buildings, runs counter to gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls and their enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to an adequate standard of living, including food, education, enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and safe and healthy working conditions, as well as the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"concerned","action_verb_normalized":"be concerned","action_verb_type":"evaluative","assignees":[],"mentioned_entities":[],"deliverables":[]}],"section":"main","text_index":1,"parser_version":"sem-v11","source":"digitallibrary"},{"extraction_quality_warning":false,"id":"79a3f8d4-75e8-5c86-b816-fffcd7f05061","position":43,"note_ids":[],"note_references":[],"text":"Deeply concerned further that widespread silence and stigma surrounding menstrual health and hygiene mean that women and girls often lack basic information thereon and are excluded and stigmatized and thus prevented from realizing their full rights and 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including in contexts of armed conflict, occupation and disaster, affecting particularly women and girls, and acknowledging that people living in countries affected by these circumstances and in countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, people facing desertification, land degradation, drought, flooding and water scarcity, and refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless persons and internally displaced persons, as well as their host communities, are more likely to lack basic access to drinking water and basic sanitation and hygiene services, as well as menstrual health and hygiene management, than people living in unaffected countries, while acknowledging the efforts of refugee host countries and their communities to improve the situation of refugees,","type":"paragraph","heading_level":null,"paragraph_type":"preambular","paragraph_level":1,"prefix":null,"links":[],"textWithHighlights":"Deeply *concerned* about the lack of access to adequate water and sanitation services and its dramatic consequences for the overall health situation in humanitarian emergencies and crises, including in contexts of armed conflict, occupation and disaster, affecting particularly women and girls, and acknowledging that people living in countries affected by these circumstances and in countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, people facing desertification, land degradation, drought, flooding and water scarcity, and refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless persons and internally displaced persons, as well as their host communities, are more likely to lack basic access to drinking water and basic sanitation and hygiene services, as well as menstrual health and hygiene management, than people living in unaffected countries, while acknowledging the efforts of refugee host countries and their communities to improve the situation of refugees,","mandates":[{"action_verb":"concerned","action_verb_normalized":"be 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