A/HRC/45/10/Add.3 PROGRESS NOT STARTED: The recommendation on incorporating the framework of the human rights to water and sanitation is premature to be examined at this stage, given that the second period of the National Water Programme is in place until 2021. Therefore, the Special Rapporteur focused on the evaluation stage of such Programme and he encourages that identification of inequalities in access to water and sanitation are included as part of the assessment. The human rights framework requires the use of qualitative, in addition to quantitative monitoring, ensuring the participation and accountability of all actors. The Special Rapporteur recommends that human rights standards and principles are also taken into account while evaluating the legal and institutional aspects of the Programme, and that planning of the next phase in water and sanitation policy be informed by human rights standards and principles. C. Recommendation on Sustainable Development Goals RECOMMENDATION 3: Align the Sustainable Development Vision 2030 of Mongolia on water and sanitation, in its aspirations and its language, with Sustainable Development Goals 6.1 and 6.2 and implement the Sustainable Development Vision 2030 through a human rights lens (A/HRC/39/55/Add.2, para. 82(d)). 13. As part of its commitment to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 6.1 and 6.2 on universal access to water and sanitation, the Government adopted the Sustainable Development Vision 2030 (SDV) in 2016. In relation to access to water, the SDV aims to supply safe drinking water to 80 per cent by 2020, 85 per cent by 2025 and 90 per cent by 2030 (A/HRC/39/55/Add.2, para. 21). While no information on the progress of SDV is available, UNICEF/WHO Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) data indicates that, in 2017, 24 per cent of persons in Mongolia had access to safely managed water services.6 In relation to access to sanitation, SDV aims to ensure that 40 per cent of the population uses improved sanitation and hygiene facilities by 2020 and 60 per cent by 2030. Similarly, with no official data on the progress, JMP report indicated that 58 per cent of the population had access to basic sanitation services, with no information available on improved sanitation services. 14. While States have margins of discretion to set their national targets, the Special Rapporteur recommended that the aspiration and the language of SDV be aligned with SDGs. In its Voluntary National Review in 2019, the Government indicated that the National Development Agency had conducted a coherence assessment between the SDV and the SDGs, finding that approximately 50 – 60 per cent of the SDGs were reflected in the SDV. The Government explained that a systematic review of all effective medium and short-term policies was being undertaken in order to assess their alignments to the SDGs.7 The Special Rapporteur welcomes the review; however, notes that the results of such review are not yet made available. 15. Moving beyond the SDV, the Government has initiated discussions on its long-term development plan, “Vision-2050”, which commenced with the first discussion of the resolution accepting Vision-2050 by the the parliament of Mongolia, on 5 May 2020.8 The Special Rapporteur notes that the draft long-term development policy of Mongolia, Vision2050, still refers to “adequate services” of water and sanitation, a level of service different from “safely managed”, which is the indicator of the SDGs. The draft Vision-2050 aims to supply safe drinking water to 87 per cent of the population by 2030, and to 90 per cent by 2050. Targets for sanitation are 75 per cent of the population by 2030, 82 per cent by 2040, and 90 per cent by 2050. 6 7 8 UNICEF/WHO JMP, “Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene I 2000-2017 2019, Special Focus on Inequalities”, 2019, 98 and 116. Mongolia Voluntary National Review Report 2019, 2019, 39. Government of Mongolia, “The first discussion of the draft resolution of the State Great Hural on “Approval of the long-term development concept of Mongolia” Vision-2050 was held”, 5 May 2020. 5