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UN PhotoUnited Nations Security Council Arria Formula Meeting: Freshwater Resources and Related Infrastructure under Attack - Protecting Water in Armed Conflict – Protecting Civilian Lives
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Arria Formula meeting organized by the Permanent Mission of Slovenia on the subject of protecting water as well as water infrastructure and resources, during armed conflict.
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Access to clean water is a fundamental human right and a matter of survival, in particular in conflict zones. Stronger protection of freshwater resources and related infrastructure in armed conflict is urgently needed.
"For millions, attacks on freshwater resources and related infrastructure bring dehydration, malnutrition, public health outbreaks, and the collapse of livelihoods and entire communities.
These crises not only result in immediate suffering, but also undo decades of development, with lasting consequences for the protection, dignity and survival of the civilian population and the environment.
The basic principles and rules of international humanitarian law and international human rights law are clear. Therefore, the persistence of attacks on or affecting freshwater resources and related infrastructure is not due to a lack of legal protections."
[Extract from the organizer's concept note]