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WATER INDUSTRY NEWS
UN resolution declares access to clean water as fundamental right
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

NEW YORK — On July 28, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution that declared access to clean water and proper sanitation as a fundamental human right, RTTNews reported.

While 122 nations voted in favor of the resolution and none voted against it, 41 nations, including the U.S. and Canada, abstained from voting because of fears that the resolution may undermine the ongoing process in the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva to build a consensus on water rights.

However, the nations that supported the measure claimed that the resolution will provide momentum for the consensus-building process, the article stated.

The resolution states that the right to clean drinking water is “essential for the full enjoyment of the right to life,” and urges UN member nations to “scale up efforts to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable water and sanitation for all.”

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