UN expert calls on Thailand to eliminate disparities on access to water and sanitation

UN expert calls on Thailand to eliminate disparities on access to water and sanitation – un.org, February 8, 2013
… “The contrast between people who have access to water and sanitation in modern and formal zones in cities and those who suffer from the lack of access to these basic services and have been left behind, including informal settlements and hill tribe communities, was striking,” said the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, after her eight-day visit to the country.
“While the great majority of Thai people have experienced rapid development, millions of people, including stateless people and undocumented migrant workers, have not reaped these benefits,” she said…