A/HRC/45/11 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Background ................................................................................................................................... 4 A. Recognition of the human rights to water and sanitation ...................................................... 4 B. Celebrating 10 years of the recognition of the human rights to water and sanitation ........... 4 Human rights as a driver ............................................................................................................... 5 A. Development cooperation ..................................................................................................... 5 B. Megaprojects ........................................................................................................................ 7 Human rights in policies ............................................................................................................... 8 A. Different levels and types of services ................................................................................... 8 B. Affordability ......................................................................................................................... 10 C. Service regulation ................................................................................................................. 12 D. Principle of accountability .................................................................................................... 13 Human rights and a people-centric approach ................................................................................ 15 A. Gender .................................................................................................................................. 15 B. Forcibly displaced persons.................................................................................................... 16 C. Spheres of life beyond the household ................................................................................... 17 Concluding remarks ...................................................................................................................... 18 III. IV. V. VI. 2