The Platform celebrates the 10th anniversary of the resolution on the right to water adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the resolution on the right to water, the Platform for International Water Law and the Geneva Water Hub have asked to the Permanent Missions of Togo, Burkina Faso and the International Organization of La Francophonie to intervene to highlight the importance of the human right to water in times of armed conflict and the role of the Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure.

S.E.M Yackoley Kokou JOHNSON, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Togo to the United Nations, WTO and other International Organisations in Geneva and Vice-President of the Human Rights Council.

S.E. Mme Nadine TRAORE, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Embassy, Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso in Geneva and Coordinator of human rights issues within the African Group of States.

S.E.M. Georges NAKSEU-NGUEFANG, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, International Organization of the Francophonie at the United Nations Office in Geneva and Vienna and other International Organizations in Switzerland and Austria.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation has also delivered a speech on the responsibilities of several actors in the implementation of this right.

Mr Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

François Münger and Mara Tignino also share their reflections on the protection of the right to water during armed conflicts.

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