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. Read more...
Continuing our pursuit to secure the human right to water and sanitation with an inspirational event at the Peace Palace. Read more...
Turning World Toilet Day into World Sanitation Systems Day Read more...
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 . Read more...
What would happen if we outlawed and started to punish open air defecation in Burkina Faso? Read more...
How the water sector loses billions annually, and other shocking conclusions on corruption and malpractices. Read more...
IRC is among 37 NGOs calling on UN Member States to take concrete steps to fully realise the rights to water and sanitation. Read more...
A growing number of companies promise safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all their employees. Read more...
For Ugandan prisons, investing in WASH means investing in hygiene behaviour change. Read more...
Pour améliorer l'accès des femmes à l'assainissement en milieu rural au Burkina Faso Read more...
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! Read more...
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. Read more...