For the 6th Human Rights Youth Challenge, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation invites young people (aged between 18 to 24) to produce a video (2-5 minutes) or another form of digital content, in English, French or Spanish, on “water as a tool for peace and cooperation".
In his latest report, the Special Rapporteur highlights the importance of transboundary waters, given that over half of the world's population resides in countries that share these interconnected water ecosystems. The Special Rapporteur underscores the need to adopt a human rights-based approach to transboundary waters, which ensures equal participation, transparency, accountability and access to information. And, his report also warns against and denounces the use of water as a weapon against the civilian population in war strategies.
The 6th Human Rights Youth Challenge would provide an opportunity to understand how water is used as an argument for building peace and cooperation between peoples, through the lens of youth and their perspectives.
The prize for the winner consists of an invitation to join the UN Special Rapporteur as a speaker at a side-event during World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2024; and, the winner will be appointed as "Youth Advisor to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation”.
The deadline for submissions is 15 February 2024. The winner will be announced on World Water Day (22 March 2024).
You can find more information here.
