1. HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

2. Human Rights Right to live, exist. Right to have a family
To work for anyone
To own property
Free Speech
Social Security
Safety from violence
Protection from the law
Equality of both sex and women's rights
Fair trial

3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

4. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
…..Article 30

5. Health & Human Rights Committee
Goal 7, target 10 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG):
"Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking-water and basic sanitation".

6. Water & Health Drinking Water Sanitation Waterborne disease
Access to drinking water
Safe drinking water
Infrastructure
Sanitation
Excreta & Sewage disposal, safety and privacy in use of facilities, latrine, public sewer connection
Waterborne disease
Water-washed disease

7. Billions without improved Sanitation

8. Billions without improved Drinking Water

9. Sanitation: World Off Track of MDGs

10. Drinking water: World Off Track of MDGs

11. Urban-Rural disparities – Sanitation

12. Urban-Rural disparities – Sanitation

13. Urban-Rural disparities – Drinking water

14. Urban-Rural disparities – Drinking water

15. Group Activities - Presentation
Form into groups of 2 and choose one of the 10 Possible Approaches:
Which aspect(s) of the water crisis does the approach target at?
Briefly explain the approach. Illustrate with an example.
Is the approach effective? Think if its strength and limitations - can you suggest ways of improvement? Other personal opinions?