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Thursday, July 29, 2010

UN: clean water is a 'fundamental human right'


UN declares clean water a 'fundamental human right'

Pakistani children pump water from a well in the capital, Islamabad - 21 June 2010Many people around the world have little or no access to clean drinking water
The UN has declared that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right.
About 1.5m children under five die each year from water and sanitation-related diseases.
The resolution was passed with 122 nations in favour, none against and 41 abstentions.
Abstaining countries said the resolution could undermine a process in the UN's Human Rights Council in Geneva to build a consensus on water rights./.../

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