Information materials on the human right to water and sanitation produced for Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum

On the occasion of activities jointly organized by the UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC), UN-Habitat, the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (20-22 June 2011), different information materials on the human right to water and sanitation have been produced. These include:

• A Short Glossary on the human right to water and sanitation which defines frequently used terms:http://bit.ly/kimZ4D
• A Media Brief presenting the current situation and some examples illustrating how the human right to water and sanitation is being implemented in practice: http://bit.ly/mCz9g8
• A Reader, which provides basic references for easy reading and some of the latest and most relevant United Nations publications on this issue: http://bit.ly/iAvqri
• Eight Short Facts on the human right to water and sanitation: http://bit.ly/k45MFs
• A UN Milestones document presenting the UN historical background and evolution of recognition of the human right to water and sanitation: http://bit.ly/jEnOiq
• Also, a new thematic section on the human right to water and sanitation is now accessible from the Water Decade website.