Annex II
Relevant guidelines and principles with explicit reference to safe drinking water and sanitation
Instruments
Reference
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of
Prisoners
15. Prisoners shall be required to keep their persons clean, and to this end they shall be
provided with water and with such toilet articles as are necessary for health and cleanliness.
20.
United Nations Rules for the Protection of
Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty
(2) Drinking water shall be available to every prisoner whenever he needs it.
Article 34
Sanitary installations should be so located and of a sufficient standard to enable every juvenile
to comply, as required, with their physical needs in privacy and in a clean and decent manner.
Article 37
Every detention facility shall ensure that every juvenile receives food that is suitably
prepared … Clean drinking water should be available to every juvenile at any time.
United Nations Principles for Older Persons
Independence
1.
Older persons should have access to adequate food, water, shelter, clothing and health
care through the provision of income, family and community support and self-help.
Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Principle 18
All internally displaced persons have the right to an adequate standard of living.
2.
At the minimum, regardless of the circumstances, and without discrimination, competent
authorities shall provide internally displaced persons with and ensure safe access to:
(a) Essential food and potable water;
…
(d) Essential medical services and sanitation.
3.
Special efforts should be made to ensure the full participation of women in the planning
and distribution of these basic supplies.
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