A participatory lesson in human rights for Dutch schoolchildren
Published on: 25/06/2018
We joined hands with Amnesty International to raise awareness for global water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges amongst 10 year olds.
Ensemble pour faire du droit à l’eau et à l’assainissement une réalité au Burkina Faso
Published on: 23/01/2018
Cérémonie de lancement d'un consortium pour de défense et protection du droit humain à l'eau et à l'assainissement.
Linking safe water businesses to the human right to water and sanitation
Published on: 20/11/2017
The drive for reaching SDG 6 has created a big demand from private safe water businesses to help governments supply safe water.
This year we’re talking poo not just toilets
Published on: 15/11/2017
Turning World Toilet Day into World Sanitation Systems Day
Colloque national : Définir les modèles de gestion efficace d’eau potable au Burkina Faso
Published on: 19/10/2017
Au Burkina Faso, seulement 54% de la population a accès à l’eau potable.
Water quality is an underestimated problem in Mali
Published on: 11/04/2017
The human right to water and water quality are two focus areas for Watershed in Mali says Mrs Traoré Afou Chantal Bengaly in an interview.
#WaterActionMonth webinar - “Realizing the Human Right to Water and Sanitation”
Published on: 13/03/2017
This is the 2nd of four webinars organised by End Water Poverty during the March 2017 Water Action Month. For the full list of webinars see the Water Action Month programme overview . IRC is a member of the End Water Poverty Steering Committee .
Sanitation – a right but also our civic duty
Published on: 14/12/2016
What would happen if we outlawed and started to punish open air defecation in Burkina Faso?
De l’humiliation et l’exclusion à la participation : eliminer la pauvreté sous toutes ses formes
Published on: 21/10/2016
Bobo-Dioulasso - Lundi 17 Octobre 2016 - Célébration de la Journée Mondiale du Refus de la Misère
How can Burkina Faso and Niger achieve SDG 6?
Published on: 06/09/2016
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance.
WASH in prisons is a neglected human right
Published on: 28/06/2016
Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right. No one, whatever their circumstances, should be forced to live in conditions where these services are not made available. And yet this is the case for many inmates in overcrowded prisons around the world.
Fighting corruption in the water sector
Published on: 09/04/2016
How the water sector loses billions annually, and other shocking conclusions on corruption and malpractices.
NGOs support human rights to water and sanitation
Published on: 16/11/2015
IRC is among 37 NGOs calling on UN Member States to take concrete steps to fully realise the rights to water and sanitation.
The need for water and toilets at schools, health centres, the work place and prisons
This fact sheet explains why institutional water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) should be part of the post-2015 development agenda. It includes...
Beating the drum for institutional WASH
Published on: 19/10/2015
Stronger advocacy is needed for better water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools, health centres, workplaces and prisons.
A clean place to go at work
Published on: 13/10/2015
A growing number of companies promise safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all their employees.
Water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial in prison settings
Published on: 12/10/2015
For Ugandan prisons, investing in WASH means investing in hygiene behaviour change.
Water, sanitation and disabilities
Published on: 06/10/2015
Did you know poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability? 1 in 5 of poor people in developing countries are disabled. They often lack basic services, including accessible sanitation. At IRC we believe this needs to change.
Researching the human right to sanitation in Burkina Faso
Published on: 22/06/2015
In this blog, I explain the process behind my research on human rights in Burkina Faso's water and sanitation sector. The resulting research report focuses on how the integration of sanitation as a human right in national policies and strategies can improve access to sanitation in rural areas, in...
Intégrer le droit à l’assainissement à l’approche des droits humains au Burkina Faso
Pour améliorer l'accès des femmes à l'assainissement en milieu rural au Burkina Faso
Integrating the human right to sanitation in Burkina Faso : improving women’s access to sanitation in Burkina Faso’s rural areas
The integration of sanitation as a human right in national policies and strategies can improve access to sanitation in rural areas, in particular for...
Promouvoir l’approche fondée sur les droits humains dans le secteur Eau et Assainissement au Burkina Faso
Cette étude fait état de la mise en œuvre des principes de l'AFDH dans le secteur de l'eau et de l'assainissement au Burkina Faso. Sur cette base,...
Happy World Water Day! Let 2015 be the year the world got serious about sustainability
Published on: 18/03/2015
THE HAGUE, 18 March 2015 – On 22 March 2015 we celebrate World Water Day. Everyone has a right to safe water and sanitation. How can we make sure that people who get water and sanitation services, also keep them? Share your stories!
Practising the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation for sustainability
Published on: 03/03/2015
Everybody has a right to access to clean, safe, affordable and reliable drinking water and sanitation services. But how to translate a human right into practice? The handbook on the human rights to water and sanitation provides guidance.
The Sustainable Development Goals for water and sanitation; what is new? What is different?
Background note prepared for the IRC event on the 4th of March 2015.