What Are The Basic Services Of The Government?
What are basic social services?
Five years ago, at the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, world leaders agreed that international assistance should be targeted towards the basic social services - primary health care, basic education, clean water and proper sanitation - so essential for child well-being.
Basic social services - UNICEF Innocenti
What are the basic services?
Basic Services refer to public service provision systems that meet human basic needs including drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, energy, mobility, waste collection, health care, education and information technologies.
SDG indicator metadata - United Nations Statistics Division
What basic services does the South African government provide?
The core services that local government provides - clean drinking water, sanitation, electricity, shelter, waste removal and roads - are basic human rights, essential components of the right to dignity enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Back to basics | South African Government
Why are basic services important?
It demonstrates that basic services (water, sanitation, energy, transportation and solid waste management) are essential to poverty reduction, economic development, and climate change adaptation.
Access to Basic Services: GOLD III Report | UCLG