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World Water Forum Concludes without Committing Water as a Human Right [23 Mar 2009]  
A week long fifth World Water Forum (WWF) has ended even this time around without giving water the status of ‘basic human right’ to diplomatically avoid the implications of such a statement. Nonethele  ...More
Tags: world water forum     basic human right     wwf    
Canadians Urge Export Ban and Human Right Status for Water [24 Mar 2010]  
On the World Water Day, the Canadians have brought up the long pending issue of water regulation and export ban before Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prevent the country being wiped out of limited f  ...More
Tags: Canada    export    UN    water    
UN Report Warns Neglect of Water and Sanitation to Nullify Progress [22 Apr 2010]  
According to a UN study on water and sanitation, the economic growth of every country is directly linked to its progress made in providing potable water and sanitation facilities. It says there is str  ...More
Tags: UN    MDGs    WHO    GLAAS    WASH    UNICEF    water