UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights 2021 Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge

On the occasion of World Water Day (22 March 2021), the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Mr. Pedro Arrojo Agudo, is organizing a Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge together with the Permanent Mission of Spain, the Permanent Mission of Germany, UN-Water, UNEP, UNESCO-IHP and the Special Rapporteur on environment and the human rights, Mr. David Boyd.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations
• Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge
• Aim and Benefits of Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge
• Requirements for Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge

Aim and Benefits of Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge

The UN Special Rapporteur will invite the winner to join him and to speak at a side-event to Human Rights Council in September 2021. The winner will be announced in mid-June 2021.

Requirements for Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge Qualification

 Youth aged between 16 – 24 are invited to produce and submit a 2-3 minute video on the “impact of climate change on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation”. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The Challenge Youth aged between 16 -24 are invited to produce a video (2-5 minutes) on climate change and human rights to water and sanitation.

How to Submit

• Mark the video by including the hashtag #Youth4Watsan and tagging the Special Rapporteur’s social

For more details, visit UN website.