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2 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2021/2187(INI)

Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the human right to water is linked to the right to education; whereas children, in most cases girls, have to walk miles every day to fetch water, which prevents them from attending school; whereas girls are also forced to drop out of school when they are unable to access gender-appropriate toilets and manage their menstruation in a dignified manner; whereas children with disabilities are often prevented from attending school due to lack of accessible toilets; whereas UNESCO1a reports that more than 90% of all children with disabilities do not attend school, and girls with disabilities are far more likely to drop out of school than boys with disabilities; whereas the discontinuation from school by girls with disabilities lies in their inability to gain access to regular school bathrooms and close the door behind them; _________________ 1a https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/ Water/Contributionsstigma/others/WHOj ournalWaterHealth2011_Groce_9_4_617 _627.pdf
2022/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the disadvantages faced by women and girls with regard to water, sanitation and hygiene manifest themselves in multiple ways that impact on their overall health, well-being and dignity, reproductive health, education, nutrition, security, and economic and political participation; whereas mainly mothers to children with disabilities are forced out of work life to manage their children’s toileting activities when schools lack accessible toilets;
2022/01/19
Committee: AFET