UN expert urges Brazilian Government to ensure access to safe drinking water

Dec 09, 2015, at 03:18 pm

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Hundreds of thousands of people affected in catastrophic collapse of a mining dam in southeastern Brazil still lack full access to safe drinking water and sanitation more than one month after the disaster, a United Nations expert warned on Monday, calling on the Government to urgently tackle the crisis and ensure people’s basic rights.

Tajikistan’s sectoral reform must prioritize sanitation and drinking water: UN expert

Aug 13, 2015, at 01:58 pm

New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): Progress has been made in ongoing reform of the water sector in Tajikistan, a United Nations rights expert noted at the end of his recent mission to the country, and he urged the Government to maximize its rich water resource through national legislation, policies, budget and their implementation for the poor and marginalized.