Published On Tue Jul 13 2010

TORONTO STAR.COM

By Maude Barlow and Anil Naidoo

On June 17, Pablo Solon, the Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations, presented a draft resolution declaring the human right to “available, safe, acceptable, accessible and affordable water and sanitation” to a closed-door consultation at the UN General Assembly that will be dealt with over the next several weeks. This is the first time the General Assembly has been asked directly to deal with this issue and it presents a huge test for the world and for Canada.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/835040–a-human-right-canada-rejects-access-to-clean-water