Test - UNDT/2008/1000, TEST - First applicant, TEST - Second applicant

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

Access to water, sanitation and hygiene is a human right. To get back on track, key strategies include increasing sector-wide investment and capacity-building, promoting innovation and evidence-based action, enhancing cross-sectoral coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders, and adopting a more integrated and holistic approach to water management.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is the most basic human need for health and well-being. Billions of people will lack access to these basic services in 2030 unless progress quadruples. Demand for water is rising owing to rapid population growth, urbanization and increasing water needs from agriculture, industry, and energy sectors.

Legal Principle(s)

The demand for water has outpaced population growth, and half the world’s population is already experiencing severe water scarcity at least one month a year. Water scarcity is projected to increase with the rise of global temperatures as a result of climate change.

Outcome

Judgment entered for Applicant in full or in part

Outcome Extra Text

Investments in infrastructure and sanitation facilities; protection and restoration of water- related ecosystems; and hygiene education are among the steps necessary to ensure universal access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030, and improving water-use efficiency is one key to reducing water stress.

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Full judgment

Applicants/Appellants

TEST - First applicant

TEST - Second applicant

Entity

UN Secretariat

Case Number(s)

UNDT/NBI/2009/029

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry

New York

Date of Judgement

7 Jan 2023

Duty Judge

Judge Cousin

Language of Judgment

English

Appeal Status

Appealed

Appeal Number

2010-UNAT-001

2010-UNAT-002

Issuance Type

Judgment

Categories/Subcategories

Contempt

Alternative appointment

Abuse of process before UNDT/UNAT

Abolition of post

Applicable Law

Administrative Instructions

ST/AI/155/Rev.2