en-us	Handwashing remains a challenge 
zh-cn	洗手问题仍然是一项挑战 

en-us	Kenya has a population of 47.5 million and about 60 per cent of its urban population live in informal settlements, mostly in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. 
zh-cn	肯尼亚拥有4750万人口，约60%的城市人口居住在非正规住区，大部分位于 内罗毕、蒙巴萨和基苏木。 

en-us	With the confirmation of the first case of COVID-19 in Kenya in mid-March 2020, following in the footsteps of the majority of countries across the globe facing the pandemic  
zh-cn	继全球大多数国家发生2019冠状病毒病疫情后，肯尼亚也于2020年3月中确诊首个病例， 

en-us	and the recommendations of WHO, the Government urged the population to adhere to the organization’s directives on handwashing, hygiene and physical distancing.  
zh-cn	根据世卫组织的建议，政府敦促民众遵守世卫组织有关洗手、卫生及保持物理距离的指示。 

en-us	Yet it is difficult to implement these prevention measures in informal settlements where there is limited access to water, no sanitation and physical distancing is nearly impossible. 
zh-cn	可是非正规住区内供水有限，没有卫生设施，几乎无法保持物理距离，很难在这里执行防疫措施。 

en-us	Only a minority of households in informal settlements have access to the public water supply, which is less costly.  
zh-cn	在非正规住区，只有少数家庭能获得费用较低的公共用水。 

en-us	In informal settlements, water supply has been privatised by ‘cartels’ and many residents rely on private water vendors, particularly during the dry season. 
zh-cn	一些“卡特尔”已将非正规住区饮用水供应私有化，许多居民依赖私人水贩， 旱季期间更为如此。 

en-us	Water commonly costs less per litre in urban middle class neighbourhoods - where there is piped water - than in informal settlements - where the majority rely on water vendors.  
zh-cn	城市中产阶级社区装有自来水，每升水费通常低于非正规住区，而大多数非正规住区居民要依赖水贩供水。 

en-us	The majority of respondents spend over three per cent of monthly household income on water – which is the international standard for affordability.  
zh-cn	大部分被调查者的购水支出超过了国际可负担标准——家庭月收入的3%。 

en-us	Considering that residents of informal settlements pay up to 50 times the price of water per litre than middle class households, affording more water for frequent handwashing presents an economic challenge. 
zh-cn	考虑到非正规住区居民每升水费高达中产阶级家庭的50倍，为频繁洗手支付更多水费会带来经济方面的困难。 

en-us	Further, 35 per cent of respondents to the survey indicated that it took them more that 30 minutes to access water because there are few water points where they live and they have to travel long distances to fetch water.  
zh-cn	其次，35%的被调查者表示，取水要花费30多分钟，因为住所周围供水点很少， 取水要走很长一段路。 

en-us	Respondents also indicated a high incidence of water-borne diseases such as cholera in their communities, as a result of contamination because water and sewerage lines are in poor condition. 
zh-cn	被调查者还指出，供水和排污管线年久失修造成污染，导致霍乱等水媒疾病在社区高发。 

en-us	To implement the survey project, UN Human Rights partnered with a network of 24 Social Justice Centres (SJCs) in Nairobi, Kisumu and Coastal regions.  
zh-cn	联合国人权高专办与内罗毕、基苏木以及沿海地区24家社会正义中心组成的网络共同合作，开展这项调查。 

en-us	These community-based centres are critical in giving a voice to disadvantaged populations and marginalized groups to illustrate inequalities they face in accessing water, expressing their priorities and shaping the implementation of SDG 6 at the grassroots level. 
zh-cn	这些基于社区的中心发挥着关键作用，表达弱势民众和边缘化群体的呼声，揭露他们在获取用水方面的不平等，表达他们的重要需求，并在基层推动实现可持续发展目标6。 

en-us	Since 2017, UN Human Rights has engaged with these Social Justice Centres in Kenya and raised the profile of their work and the human rights issues affecting the urban poor in informal settlements. 
zh-cn	人权高专办自2017年起与肯尼亚这些社会正义中心合作，提高了公众对其工作以及影响城市非正规住区贫困人口的人权议题的关注度。 

en-us	The project was another opportunity to support these Centres and build the capacity of young grassroots human rights defenders. 
zh-cn	这个项目再次提供机会，支持这些中心并培养年轻的基层人权维护者的能力。 

en-us	“Right now, access to water is not just a basic right, but a question of life and death in the informal settlements, if we are to win this war against the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Wilfred Olal, the national convenor of the Social Justice Centres Working Group.  
zh-cn	社会正义中心工作组全国召集人威尔弗雷德·奥拉尔（Wilfred Olal）称：当前若想赢得抗击2019冠状病毒病大流行的这场战役，获得用水就不单单是一项基本权利，在非正规住区还是个关乎生死存亡的问题。 

en-us	Gacheke Gachihi, coordinator of the Mathare Social Justice Centre, underscored the urgency, saying that a major social emergency was looming. 
zh-cn	玛萨瑞社会正义中心协调员加切克·加奇希（Gacheke Gachihi）强调，一场重大的社会紧急事件正在迫近，采取行动刻不容缓。

en-us	“The threat of the coronavirus is a disaster for the majority of people living in settlements, who have no water, no sanitation and no basic services.” 
zh-cn	新冠状病毒的威胁对于住区中的大部分居民而言是一场灾难，他们没有水和卫生设施，也得不到基本服务。 

en-us	The Social Justice Centres have called on the Government to ensure public water supply to informal settlements. 
zh-cn	社会正义中心已呼吁政府确保为非正规住区提供公共用水 。 

en-us	The UN supports Kenya’s COVID-19 response 
zh-cn	联合国支持肯尼亚应对2019冠状病毒病 

en-us	Following the analysis of the results of the survey, UN Human Rights made a set of recommendations to national and county governments to reach the targets of SDG 6 for people living in informal settlements and vulnerable communities in Kenya. 
zh-cn	在对调查结果进行分析后，联合国人权高专办向肯尼亚国家级和县级政府就如何为肯尼亚非正规住区和脆弱社区的居民实现可持续发展目标6提出了一系列建议。 

en-us	These include investing in extending the availability and accessibility of public water supply to informal settlements and vulnerable communities;  
zh-cn	这些建议包括：投资扩大向非正规住区和弱势社区提供公共供水； 

en-us	putting in place regulatory frameworks to ensure the affordability of safe drinking water;  
zh-cn	建立监管框架以确保安全饮用水的可负担性； 

en-us	investing in water and sanitation infrastructure,  
zh-cn	投资建设水和卫生基础设施， 

en-us	noting the close correlation between the rights to water and sanitation, and the right to health. 
zh-cn	注意水和卫生设施权与健康权之间的密切关联。 

en-us	“The links between the right to water and the right to health could not be clearer at this moment, as Kenya battles the spread of COVID-19. Swift action to ensure access to water will save lives,” said Li Fung, Senior Human Rights Adviser at the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya. 
zh-cn	联合国驻肯尼亚协调员办公室高级人权顾问冯丽（Li Fung，音译）表示： 此刻肯尼亚正在抗击2019冠状病毒病疫情的扩散，获得饮用水的权利和健康权之间的联系尤为明显。 迅速行动确保供水，可以挽救生命。  

en-us	Under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator, the UN Country Team in Kenya has partnered with the Government to support the COVID-19 response, including in the water and sanitation sector.  
zh-cn	在联合国驻地协调员的领导下，联合国驻肯尼亚国家工作队已经与政府合作，包括在供水和卫生部门开展合作，支持肯尼亚应对2019冠状病毒病。 

en-us	The Ministry of Water has installed close to 500 handwashing points in Nairobi, including 56 in informal settlements;  
zh-cn	水利部在内罗毕设立了近500个洗手点，其中56个位于非正规住区； 

en-us	and the UN has provided soap for distribution and is working to increase water supply to 30,000 people in five informal settlements. 
zh-cn	联合国已经提供肥皂用于发放，而且正在着手为5个非正规住区的3万居民增加供水。 

en-us	UN Human Rights is continuing its partnership with the Social Justice Centres to monitor the human rights impact of the COVID-19 crisis in informal settlements,  
zh-cn	联合国人权高专办继续与各社会正义中心合作，监测2019冠状病毒病危机在非正规住区内对人权的影响， 

en-us	and orient response and prevention measures to address the range of risks for vulnerable communities and groups.
zh-cn	并调整应对和预防措施，以抵御弱势社区和群体面临的各种风险。