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41 Countries that Oppose Making Water a Human Right

These are the 41 countries that abstained in the July 28 UN General Assembly vote on Bolivia’s resolution to recognize access to water and sanitation as basic human rights. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...

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UN Declares Water a Human Right

Speech by Pablo Solon, Bolivia’s ambassador to the UN, the the General Assembly on July 28. Bolivia’s resolution passed unanimously, but 41 countries abstained. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...

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Appendix to Part Two: Rates versus Ratios

Part Two of this series considered per capita statistics, which "conceal substantial inequalities within populations and between people." This supplement summarizes a related argument made by Allan Schnaiberg, who addressed the same issue thirty years ago.

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