Beyond pipes and toilets: Promoting the human rights to water and sanitation

About this project

<p class="ql-align-justify">Improve the progressive realization of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for all.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Specific Objective 1 ¿</strong> Increased global, regional, and national advocacy to elevate political prioritization of the human rights to water and sanitation as a universal priority integral to achieving the SDGs ¿ SWA leads.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Specific Objective 2 ¿ </strong>Improved multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder spaces platforms with an active participation of, inter alia, civil society and private sector, research institutions, UN agencies and donors to accelerate the coordinated delivery of and accountability for high-impact water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities ¿ SWA leads.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Specific Objective 3</strong> <strong>¿</strong> Improved water and sanitation's centrality in climate action, policy and financing ¿ UNICEF leads.</p><p><strong>Specific Objective 4 ¿ </strong>Improved inequalities and rights-based monitoring systems and use of data for better understanding of water and sanitation systems and dynamics at play ¿ UNICEF leads.</p>

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Sectors

Education and training in water supply and sanitationHuman rightsWater sector policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Places

298 - America, 298 - AFRICA, 298 - ASIA

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFA

Accountable

United Nations Children's Fund

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-PC-25586.

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