Abu dhabi: A new United Nations report has called for a fundamental reassessment of the global water crisis, which continues to deprive millions of people of their right to safe drinking water. The report, issued by Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, stressed the urgent need for effective international strategies to manage water resources and address the shortage of clean water, particularly among poor and marginalised communities. He urged the adoption of a human rights-based approach in tackling the crisis.
According to Emirates News Agency, Arrojo-Agudo emphasised that the current water crisis should not be regarded merely as an issue of scarcity solvable through technological solutions alone. He explained that billions of people are not simply individuals lacking access to water in their neighborhoods, but rather poor and marginalised groups who live near rivers or above polluted groundwater reserves.